Piper PA-32R-300 N4364X

Summary

On 27 June 1987 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N4364X, operated by Universe Air Cargo, was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, 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.

Date

27 June 1987 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Avra Valley (E14)

Coordinates

32.1906, -110.9802

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-300

Registration

N4364X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Universe Air Cargo

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tucson → Scottsdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA245

Nobody was injured.

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

AT THE END OF A BUSINESS FLT, THE PLT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND NOTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATED THAT IT WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PLT ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WHICH STILL INDICATED IT WAS NOT DOWN. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PLT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN IN HOPES THAT IF THE GEAR DID COLLAPSE HE MAY BE ABLE TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, HOWEVER, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF THE ACFT'S SINK RATE INCREASED. THE PLT ATTEMPTED AN UNSUCCESSFUL RESTART. THE ACFT THEN COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN HALF A MILE FROM THE ARPT. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.