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FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · CA · February 20, 2001

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Date
February 20, 2001 · 19:00 local
Place
CA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9176Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX01FA103
Reported as
Piper PA46350P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N9176ZRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2017 · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4622059 · Built 1989Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350PEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-19) On February 20, 2001, about 1900 hours PST, a Piper PA-46-350P, N9176Z, operated by the pilot, was destroyed during collision with terrain at paso robles, California. The private pilot received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight operating under 14 CFR part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The accident occurred during the takeoff and initial climb from mac gillivray ranch, a private airstrip, and was destined for santa ana, California. According to a family member, the pilot had landed at mac gillivray ranch about 1830, dropped off a passenger, and departed about 1900 from the unlighted airstrip. Local area residents reported hearing what they thought to be an airplane taking off from the airstrip, followed by a loss of engine sound and an impact or explosion. A search was subsequently initiated and the wreckage was located about 0315. (-23) aircraft departed from a private airstrip in paso robles, CA, on 02/20/2001 at 1845 PST enroute to santa ana, CA. N9176Z crashed under unknown circumstances in a field approximately 15 miles west of paso robles, CA. The sole occupant was fatally injured. N9176Z was destroyed. The wreckage was located at 2103 PST and was the subject of a family concerned alnot. Visual meteorological conditions at the time the wreckage was found.

As the FAA filed it

(-19) ON FEBRUARY 20, 2001, ABOUT 1900 HOURS PST, A PIPER PA-46-350P, N9176Z, OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING COLLISION WITH TERRAIN AT PASO ROBLES, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB FROM MAC GILLIVRAY RANCH, A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, AND WAS DESTINED FOR SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA. ACCORDING TO A FAMILY MEMBER, THE PILOT HAD LANDED AT MAC GILLIVRAY RANCH ABOUT 1830, DROPPED OFF A PASSENGER, AND DEPARTED ABOUT 1900 FROM THE UNLIGHTED AIRSTRIP. LOCAL AREA RESIDENTS REPORTED HEARING WHAT THEY THOUGHT TO BE AN AIRPLANE TAKING OFF FROM THE AIRSTRIP, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE SOUND AND AN IMPACT OR EXPLOSION. A SEARCH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INITIATED AND THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 0315. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN PASO ROBLES, CA, ON 02/20/2001 AT 1845 PST ENROUTE TO SANTA ANA, CA. N9176Z CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES WEST OF PASO ROBLES, CA. THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED. N9176Z WAS DESTROYED. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT 2103 PST AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF A FAMILY CONCERNED ALNOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE TIME THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX01FA103Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPaso Robles, CAThe pilot/owner/operator's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff initial climb resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the dark night light condition.Feb 21, 2001 · Destroyed

Other reports on N9176Z · 1

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

Incident 19901017059159IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Iola, KSLost oil pressure. Made a dead stick landing at Iola. Shut engine down for precautionary purposes.Oct 17, 1990