# Accident 19941207041199A: Piper PA23, Oxnard, CA, December 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1994, 18:11 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Airport: Oxnard Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1894° N, 119.1702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1894&lon=-119.1702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2027P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2027P-2002-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,152 total, 103 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941207041199A

## Narrative

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

LOW BATTERY. ELECTED HAND PROP RIGHT ENGINE. GOT OUT BRAKES SET. STARTED LEFT ENGINE. OVERPOWERED BRAKES. HIT FENCE

## 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 LAX95LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA045), Dec 8, 1994: Piper PA-23 (N2027P), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to ensure the aircraft was secured prior to attempting an engine start by handpropping.

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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