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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · El Cajon, CA · October 11, 1990

Date
October 11, 1990 · 14:07 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6147J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91DUM01
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Witness heard engine quit on climbout. Stalled trying to turn back to runway. No cause power loss given.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESS HEARD ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED TRYING TO TURN BACK TO RUNWAY. NO CAUSE POWER LOSS GIVEN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.