# Accident 19970809021579A: Piper PA24250, San Diego, CA, August 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1997, 15:21 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7990° N, 117.1302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7990&lon=-117.1302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711EW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711EW) (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 O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,066 total, 1,765 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970809021579A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWRE ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ON CITY STREET. CAUSE POWER LOSS. UNDETERMINED OTHER THAN SLIGHTLY RICH MIXTURE.

## 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 LAX97LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA279), Aug 9, 1997: Piper PA-24-250 (N711EW), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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