# Accident 19900623023779A: Piper PA24260, Corona, CA, June 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1990, 18:55 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- 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: N9302P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9302P-1993-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 589 total, 103 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623023779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER N APPROACH TO AIRPORT. RIGHT AUX FUEL CAP LEFT OPEN OVERNIGHT USING SAME. HAD ONLY SAND IN TANK.

## 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 LAX90FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA229), Jun 24, 1990: Piper PA-24-260 (N9302P), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: SABOTAGE WHEREIN UNKNOWN PERSON(S) PUT SAND IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANK.

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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