# Accident 19840422039959A: Piper PA24260, Quincy, CA, April 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1984, 13:00 local time
- Place: Quincy, CA
- Airport: Gansner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9594° N, 120.9998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9594&lon=-120.9998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9218P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 853 total, 628 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840422039959A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. MECHANIC DISCONNECTED P LEADS TO BOTH MAGNETOES. ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF

## 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 LAX84LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA265), Apr 22, 1984: Piper PA-24-260 (N9218P), Quincy, 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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