19870419081529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Lincoln, CA · April 19, 1987

Date
April 19, 1987 · 08:40 local
Place
Lincoln, CA
Airport
Lincoln Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15259
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA182
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,728 total8 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Loss of power on climb. Attempted to return to airport. Landed downwind next to runway. Collided with a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF POWER ON CLIMB. ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. LANDED DOWNWIND NEXT TO RUNWAY. COLLIDED WITH A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N15259 · 1

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