19870419010259A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Catalina, CA · April 19, 1987

Date
April 19, 1987 · 19:00 local
Place
Catalina, CA
Airport
Avalon
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5596P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA184
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total275 in this make and model23 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.

Loud bang, vibration, partial power loss on takeoff. Ditched in ocean and wing hit a mooring. Prop blade had broken

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BANG, VIBRATION, PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. DITCHED IN OCEAN AND WING HIT A MOORING. PROP BLADE HAD BROKEN

NTSB investigation

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