19851219062869A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Newport Beach, CA · December 19, 1985

Date
December 19, 1985 · 07:53 local
Place
Newport Beach, CA
Airport
John Wayne Airport Orange Cou
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9044P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FA069
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540D4A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
148 total61 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Hit a tree. Then a house during landing after the engine quit. Ran right main fuel tank dry, did not switch tanks.

As the FAA filed it

HIT A TREE. THEN A HOUSE DURING LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. RAN RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK DRY, DID NOT SWITCH TANKS.

NTSB investigation

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