Piper PA-34-200T N29461
6 July 1985 · Saline Valley, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1985 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N29461, operated by Allen E. Workman, M.d., was involved in an accident near Saline Valley, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saline Valley, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chicken Strip
- Coordinates
- 36.5590, -118.0495
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N29461
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Allen E. Workman, M.d.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mammoth Lakes → Mammoth Lakes
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA312
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT THE PLT OBSERVED A SLIGHT LT ENG FUEL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION. PREVIOUSLY, A SIMILAR FLUCTUATION TO THE RT ENG REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF A LEAKING FUEL LINE. FEARING FIRE BECAUSE OF A SUSPECTED FUEL LEAK TO THE LT ENG, THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE FIRST OBSERVED 'SUITABLE' LOCATION. ON SHORT FINAL APCH TO AN UNCHARTED, DIRT, 1300-FT-LONG AIRSTRIP, GUSTY WINDS WERE ENCOUNTERED. THE ACFT DROPPED, TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOTH MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1985 | Piper PA-34 | Loxahatchee, Florida, United States | Albert Haward III | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Apr 1985 | Piper PA-34-200 | Concord, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-34-200T | Gulf of Mexico | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-34-200T | St.petersburg, Florida, United States | Joseph A. Sharpe | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-34-200T | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1985 | Piper PA-34 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1985 | Rotorway EXECUTIVE | El Monte, California, United States | Frank Louis Lillo | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-30 | Death Valley, California, United States | Underwood Assoc. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |