# Accident 19880721044949A: Piper PA24250, Chico, CA, July 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1988, 14:40 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7393° N, 121.8309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7393&lon=-121.8309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6441P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6441P-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721044949A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF OIL LOUD BANG AND ENGINE LOST POWER. CRASH LANDED 1 MILE SHORT OF AIRPORT. OIL COOLER HOSE HAD RUPTURED.

## 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 LAX88LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA267), Jul 21, 1988: Piper PA-24-250 (N6441P), Chico, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6441P (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830508032239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830508032239I), May 8, 1983: Piper PA24250 (N6441P), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Came to rest on the partially extended gear.
- [Incident 19820919068999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820919068999I), Sep 19, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N6441P), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication. Recyled. Looked normal but collpased on taxi after landing. Unable to find cause.
- [Incident 19810331025749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810331025749I), Mar 31, 1981: Piper PA24250 (N6441P), Corona, CA, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed upon landing. Landing gear over center locks were found not to be properly adjusted.
- [Accident 19770629019829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770629019829A), Jun 29, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N6441P), Oroville, CA, Substantial damage. Hit soft spot with left wheel swerved left.

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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