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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601 · Sepulveda, CA · March 6, 1985

Date
March 6, 1985 · 18:58 local
Place
Sepulveda, CA
Airport
Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N777PL
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA169
Reported as
Piper PA60601
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,820 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Left engine failed on downwind. During turn to final at low altitude control was lost. Impacted a house and burned.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON DOWNWIND. DURING TURN TO FINAL AT LOW ALTITUDE CONTROL WAS LOST. IMPACTED A HOUSE AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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