# Accident 19810202002499A: Piper PA23, Hemet, CA, February 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Airport: Hemet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4220P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4220P-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,675 total, 10 in this make and model, 237 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202002499A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FEATHERED ON PRACTICE ENGINE-OUT LANDING. TRIED TO GO AROUND DUE TO GEAR LIGHT. UNABLE, CRASH-LANDED.

## 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 LAX81FUG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG10), Feb 2, 1981: Piper PA-23 (N4220P), Hemet, 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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