Piper PA-23-150 N2077P
7 October 1987 · Livermore, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 October 1987 at about 02:39 local time, a Piper PA-23-150 registered N2077P was involved in an accident near Livermore, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Livermore, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Livermore Muni. (LVK)
- Coordinates
- 37.6800, -121.7493
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-150
- Registration
- N2077P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX88LA007
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE RIGHT ENGINE RAN ROUGH DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB PHASE OF A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT ADVISED THE TOWER CONTROLLER OF THE AIRCRAFTS LOSS OF POWER AND ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND IT COLLIDED WITH AN ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION POLE AND IMPACTED IN A STREET. A POST ACC ENG EXAM SHOWED THAT THE CARBURETOR WAS OBSTRUCTED BY RUST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-23-160 | Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States | Karl Kovacs | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | Miami, Florida, United States | Munim, Mary Ellen | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Chandler Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | Mc Allen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | Marathon, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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