# Accident 19960613013749A: Piper PA24250, Big Bear, CA, June 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1996, 11:29 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2295° N, 116.8606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2295&lon=-116.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7280P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7280P-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540D1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 620 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960613013749A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX96FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA229), Jun 13, 1996: Piper PA-24-250 (N7280P), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: improper preflight by the pilot, by failing to ensure that the fuel selector was positioned to an approved fuel tank with adequate fuel before takeoff; his failure to reposition the fuel selector…

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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