19910713027409A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Hesperia, CA · July 13, 1991

Date
July 13, 1991 · 19:05 local
Place
Hesperia, CA
Airport
Hesperia Air Lodge Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N515TW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91FA310
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total

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What happened

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

Engine quit on climb. Stalled. Fell off to the right. Impacted ground. No pre-flight. Used auto fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB. STALLED. FELL OFF TO THE RIGHT. IMPACTED GROUND. NO PRE-FLIGHT. USED AUTO FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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