19860912046979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32RT300T · San Diego, CA · September 12, 1986

Date
September 12, 1986 · 14:45 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
LGMA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39695
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA346
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
361 total361 in this make and model104 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.

The engine failed after takeoff. Aircraft landed on a road, striking a light pole. Fuel injector nut had backed off

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A ROAD, STRIKING A LIGHT POLE. FUEL INJECTOR NUT HAD BACKED OFF

NTSB investigation

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