# Accident 19910813034019A: Piper PA23250, Hawthorne, CA, August 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1991, 12:49 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Airport: Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9104° N, 118.3395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9104&lon=-118.3395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4553P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4553P-1996-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540H1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910813034019A

## Narrative

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

CFI TURNED OFF FUEL RIGHT ENGINE FOR SINGLE APPROACH,STUDENT OVERSHOT RUNWAY,COULD NOT CLIMB,ONE ENGINE. 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 LAX91FA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA355), Aug 13, 1991: Piper PA-23-250 (N4553P), Hawthorne, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: OVERCONFIDENCE IN THE AIRPLANE'S ABILITY AND HIS PERSONAL ABILITY BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), BY INTENTIONALLY SHUTTING OFF FUEL TO AN ENGINE DURING A CRITICAL PART OF FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT'S LACK…

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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