# Accident 19940420008539A: Piper PA32R301T, Santa Monica, CA, April 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1994, 11:23 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0100° N, 118.4609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0100&lon=-118.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8171G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8171G-1997-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,055 total, 24 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420008539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED BACK. HIT POWER POLE AND WIRES. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 LAX94FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA198), Apr 20, 1994: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8171G), Santa Monica, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: fuel starvation resulting from the failure of the pilot to select a tank containing fuel, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing which resulted in an…

## Other reports on N8171G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810402023109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402023109I), Apr 2, 1981: Piper PA32R301T (N8171G), Victorville, CA, Minor damage. Zy aircraft abandoned on dry lake. Not reported except through a newspaper article.

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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