# Accident 20010220001619A: Piper PA46350P, CA, February 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4672° N, 120.8514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4672&lon=-120.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9176Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9176Z-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010220001619A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX01FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA103), Feb 21, 2001: Piper PA-46-350P (N9176Z), Paso Robles, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N9176Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19901017059159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901017059159I), Oct 17, 1990: Piper PA46350P (N9176Z), Iola, KS. Lost oil pressure. Made a dead stick landing at Iola. Shut engine down for precautionary purposes.

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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