NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI84LA154
Registry · N8667P
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-24-260
Year of manufacture
1964 · 20 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19641224
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABE87C
Registrant of record
HEFFNER CHRISTOPHER JAY
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT STATED HE MISTOOK THE ATIS REPORTED WINDS OF 020 DEG AT 21 KTS AS 210 DEG AT 20 KTS. AFTER EXECUTING THE VOR RWY 14 APCH, HE CONTINUED TO LAND ON RWY 14. THERE WAS STANDING WATER ON THE RWY. WHILE LANDING WITH A TAIL WIND, THE ACFT HYDROPLANED & RAN OF THE END OF THE RWY. THE NOSE GEAR SANK IN MUD & COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1984_CHI84LA154.txt.
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