# Incident 19790816031659I: Piper PA24250, San Bernardino, CA, August 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1979, 11:20 local time
- Place: San Bernardino, CA
- Airport: Norton Afb
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1083° N, 117.2898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Bernardino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1083&lon=-117.2898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8243P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8243P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 535 total, 352 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816031659I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AS GEAR REACHED DOWNLOCKED POSITION ENGINE QUIT. FUEL FLOW SHUT OFF DUE TO IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MIXTURE CABLE.

## Other reports on N8243P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790325005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325005189A), Mar 25, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N8243P), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. The aircraft was observed to climb at an extemely steep angle after takeoff. The aircraft stalled.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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