# Accident 19911211055709A: Piper PA34200T, San Andreas, CA, December 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1991, 03:45 local time
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Airport: Calaveras Co-Maury Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2004° N, 120.6204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2004&lon=-120.6204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6522F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6522F-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911211055709A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. TRYING RESTART STRUCK TREES.NO ENGINE DEFECTS EXCEPT POOR MAINTENANCE. NO IFR OR MEL

## 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 LAX92LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA063), Dec 11, 1991: Piper PA34-200T (N6522F), San Andreas, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NONMULTIENGINE/INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT IN COMMAND TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE DURING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER…

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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