# Accident 19880712026459A: Piper PA22150, Compton, CA, July 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1988, 18:55 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8705° N, 118.2402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8705&lon=-118.2402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6926B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6926B-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880712026459A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT, STALLED TRYING TO RETURN. HIT WIRES, BURNED ON IMPACT. WATER AND DIRT IN FUEL.

## 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 LAX88FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA251), Jul 13, 1988: Piper PA-22-150 (N6926B), Compton, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: STUDENT PILOTS FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY REMOVE MOISTURE FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM DURING HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLIGHT.

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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