Piper PA-30 N8778Y
13 August 1971 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1971 at about 14:20 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8778Y, operated by Eason and Wall, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight 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 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tucson Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8778Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eason and Wall
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Phoenix, Ariz
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3110
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
DRG TAXI, MISSED TURN ENTRD SVCE RD.DIVERTED ATTNTO CHECKLIST, BOTH WINGS HIT 2 RD SIGNS 33FT APART
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Madison, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Austin, Texas, United States | Southern Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Bartow, Florida, United States | Bartow Air ACA | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Long Beach, California, United States | Charles H Barn | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Spring Valley, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |