# Accident 19801023078189A: Piper PA23250, San Carlos, CA, October 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN CARLOS (SQL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6024Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6024Y-1981-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 325 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801023078189A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. FAILED TO FEATHER OR CLEAN UP AIRPLANE. ENGINE OK. POSSIBLE FUEL MISMANAGEMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81FVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM02), Oct 23, 1980: Piper PA-23 (N6024Y), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage

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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