# Incident 19850919053539I: Piper PA23250, Oakland, CA, September 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CLAA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6948Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6948Y-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919053539I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED FOR LANDING DUE TO CONTROL SYSTEM IMPAIRMENT. AUTOPILOT CABLE FAILED AND TANGLED ELEVATOR CABLE PULLEY.

## Other reports on N6948Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19810306017269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810306017269I), Mar 6, 1981: Piper PA23250 (N6948Y), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Right prop struck runway during takeoff. Ten inches of prop tip struck baggage door which opened. Cargo fell out.
- [Incident 19801217088849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801217088849I), Dec 17, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N6948Y), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Engine surging and loud backfire followed by fire on outboard side of engine before shutdown.

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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