# Accident 19891007039409A: Piper J2PIPER, Santa Ynez, CA, October 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1989, 11:10 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Airport: Santa Ynez Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6395° N, 120.0198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6395&lon=-120.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6677C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6677C-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-2 (registry code 7100402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J2PIPER
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 9 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007039409A

## Narrative

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

COCKED WHEELS TO PROP ENGINE. THROTTLE FULL OPEN. STARTED, DUMPED CHOCKS, BECAME AIRBORNE BRIEFLY AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA006), Oct 7, 1989: Piper J-2 (N6677C), Santa Ynez, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY SECURE THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE HAND PROPPING THE ENGINE.

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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