"A few years ago I was given the location of a crash site in Nevada's Toiyabe National Forest, north of Tonopah. I was told that it was an unknown twin that was spotted by the Civil Air Patrol during the search for the missing Bellanca
Super Decathlon N240R flown by Steve Fossett. Finding the site was easy
having been given it's location, but my interest was in trying to
figure out the model of airplane and the story of how it got there. There
was enough wreckage remaining at the site to determine that it was a
Piper Aztec. After getting home and doing a little research, I was able
to find the date of 12/6/77 for a Piper Aztec in that area. The date
lead me to the Piper PA-23-250 Aztec N5001Y that crashed on a fight
believed to be from Mexico to an unknown destination." Joe
Photos of the site
are HERE
Original Source and Discussion HERE 14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation
Aircraft: PIPER PA-23, registration: N5001Y
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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-3666 77/12/6 NR.TONOPAH,NV PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 2 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 29,
TIME - UNK/NR N5001Y PX- 0 0 0 OTHER UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE,
INSTRUMENT RATED.
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
FACTOR(S)
TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
REMARKS- ILLICIT TRANSPORTATION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.HIT HILLSIDE.1 GAL FUEL FOUND IN EXTRA AUX CELL.
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