# Accident 19870914053179A: Piper PA60601P, Corona, CA, September 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8977° N, 117.6024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORONA MUNI (AJO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8977&lon=-117.6024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902RG-1991-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,634 total, 120 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870914053179A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED. UNTRAINED LINE PERSON PUT JET A FUEL IN TANKS. CAUSING ENGINE DESTRUCTION

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX87FA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA337), Sep 14, 1987: Piper Aerostar 601P (N902RG), Corona, CA, destroyed

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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