# Accident 20010929029339A: Piper PA30, Mc Call, ID, September 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2001, 11:26 local time
- Place: Mc Call, ID
- Airport: Mc Call
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8697° N, 116.1044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8697&lon=-116.1044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N954S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N954S-2002-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010929029339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT MCCALL, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A LEFT TURN WITH FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED. WITNESS REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRCRAFT ROLL OVER UP AND ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE LEFT AND CRASH. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS AT OR NEAR MAXIMUM POWER.

## 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 SEA01FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA175), Sep 29, 2001: Piper PA-30 (N954S), McCall, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a loss of power on the left engine, resulting in loss of aircraft control. Factors included a loss of power on the left engine for…

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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