Piper PA-22-160 N8779D
18 October 1987 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 October 1987 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N8779D was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Avra Valley (E14)
- Coordinates
- 32.1902, -110.9801
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-160
- Registration
- N8779D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88LA035
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START BY PRESSING THE STARTER SO HE DECIDED TO HAND PROP THE ENGINE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY INCREASED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE CHOCKS. THE NON-PILOT PASSENGER AT THE CONTROLS WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS/FAILURES REPORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1987 | Piper PA-22 | Carbondale, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 3 May 1987 | Piper PA-22-150 | Missoula, Montana, United States | Gary D. MacFadden | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-22-160 | Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States | James D. Maness | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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