# Accident 19951028034899A: Piper PA28150, Mecca, CA, October 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1995, 14:45 local time
- Place: Mecca, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5510° N, 115.9692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5510&lon=-115.9692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5870W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5870W-1996-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 158 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951028034899A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES, POWERLINE, FENCE DURING PRACTICE FORCED LANDING. EXAMINER ON BOARD FOR PRIVATE FLIGHT TEST.

## 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 LAX96LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA027), Oct 28, 1995: Piper PA-28-150 (N5870W), Mecca, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot/applicant's failure to maintain a glide path angle sufficient to maintain adequate clearance from all obstructions, and the examiner's inadequate supervision of the flight.

## Other reports on N5870W (1)

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

- [Incident 19900912055669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900912055669I), Sep 12, 1990: Piper PA28150 (N5870W), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Student ground looped aircraft on rollout. No malfunction found.

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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