Accident Piper PA-11 Cub Special N78659,
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Date:Saturday 9 March 2024
Time:10:39
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-11 Cub Special
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N78659
MSN: 11-1420
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Furnace Creek Airport (L06), Death Valley, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Inyokern-Kern County Airport, CA (IYK/KIYK)
Destination airport:Furnace Creek Airport, CA (L06)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The aircraft ground looped on landing and hit a runway sign.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: 
Status: Preliminary report
Duration:
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

NTSB
FAA

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
21 May 1999 N78659 Private 0 Leesburg, VA sub

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Mar-2024 13:49 Captain Adam Added
19-Mar-2024 21:22 Captain Adam Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Category, Accident report]

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