# Accident 19850209002909A: Piper STCPA24, Corona, CA, February 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8898, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8898-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA24
- Reported engine: LYC O540A4C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,602 total, 150 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850209002909A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX85FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA137), Feb 9, 1985: Piper PA-24-250 (N8898), Corona, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8898 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770704035199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704035199A), Jul 4, 1977: Piper PA24 (N8898), Superior, MN, Substantial damage. Fuel found in left wing tank,right tank empty.

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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