19820527021339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Apple Valley, CA · May 27, 1982

Date
May 27, 1982 · 18:15 local
Place
Apple Valley, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6503P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82DA198
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total4,200 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Reported partial power loss. Crash landed in desert. Nothing found to account for problem except en route weather.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED PARTIAL POWER LOSS. CRASH LANDED IN DESERT. NOTHING FOUND TO ACCOUNT FOR PROBLEM EXCEPT EN ROUTE WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.