# Accident 19940818021719A: Piper PA12, Riverside, CA, August 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1994, 19:07 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9001° N, 117.3991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9001&lon=-117.3991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3415M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3415M-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940818021719A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS. LANDED CITY STREET. HIT TWO VEHICLES. NO ENGINE OR FUEL ANOMALIES. ENGINE PROBLEM UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX94LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA325), Aug 19, 1994: Piper PA-12 (N3415M), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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