19830115000989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · El Cajon, CA · January 15, 1983

Date
January 15, 1983 · 08:02 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5730P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA071
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,542 total2,354 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Crash landed gear up off airport when engine quit on takeoff. Cause unknown. Possible water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH LANDED GEAR UP OFF AIRPORT WHEN ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CAUSE UNKNOWN. POSSIBLE WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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