# Accident 20010909025419A: Piper PA23150, Chico, CA, September 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2001, 19:12 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7842° N, 121.8489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7842&lon=-121.8489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2268P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2268P-2002-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010909025419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) EMR PERSONNEL WHO TRANSPORTED THE PILOT TO A HOSPITAL, STATED THAT THE PILOT SAID THAT AIRCRAFT LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY ONE THOUSAND FEET FROM DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 13L AND 100 FEET TO RIGHT OF CENTER LINE. PILOT DIED OF INJURIES THE NEXT DAY. NO REASON FOR POWER LOSS COULD BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.

## 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 LAX01FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA302), Sep 10, 2001: Piper PA-23-150 (N2268P), Chico, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of right engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft due to his improper single engine emergency procedures.

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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