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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Big Bear, CA · June 13, 1996

Date
June 13, 1996 · 11:29 local
Place
Big Bear, CA
Airport
Big Bear City Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7280P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96FA229
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540D1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
620 total620 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power on climbout. Over lake turned toward shore. Stalled into water. Fuel selector on empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. OVER LAKE TURNED TOWARD SHORE. STALLED INTO WATER. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.