19850209002909A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA24 · Corona, CA · February 9, 1985

Date
February 9, 1985 · 15:30 local
Place
Corona, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8898
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA137
Reported as
Piper STCPA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A4C5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,602 total150 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost power during initial climb. Struck trees trying to turn back to runway. Fuel selector may have been on off.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB. STRUCK TREES TRYING TO TURN BACK TO RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR MAY HAVE BEEN ON OFF.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8898 · 1

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