# Accident 19940925030609A: Piper PA32RT300T, San Carlos, CA, September 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1994, 13:50 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5393° N, 122.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5393&lon=-122.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39658, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39658-1997-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA377) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940925030609A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT STRUCK OBJECTS LANDING CITY STREET. P LEAD BARE WIRE GROUNDED. CUT OFF IGNITION.

## 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 LAX94LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA377), Sep 25, 1994: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N39658), San Mateo, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A deteriorated magneto grounding ('P' lead) and failure of maintenance personnel to detect this condition when the engine was reinstalled in the airframe after overhaul. The lack of suitable terrain…

## Other reports on N39658 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930214006559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930214006559I), Feb 14, 1993: Piper PA32RT300T (N39658), Big Bear, CA, Minor damage. Complete electrical failure. Unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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