# Accident 20020614023069A: Piper PA22135, Brownsville, CA, June 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Brownsville, CA
- Airport: Brownsville Aero Pines Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4592° N, 121.2967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4592&lon=-121.2967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3329B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3329B-2002-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020614023069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT HAD A ROUGH ENGINE AND RETURNED TO FIELD AFTER FIRST TAKE-OFF. PILOT CHECKED FOR WATER/CONTAMINATION IN FUEL. AIRCRAFT HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DURING SECOND TAKE-OFF ATTEMPT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN PINE/OAK FOREST DURING TURN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO RUNWAY. PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) DIED ON IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE. THERE WERE CONFLICTING WITNESS STATEMENTS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY PERFORMED MAINTENANCE AT HIS HANGAR ON THE CARBURETOR AND/OR POSSIBLY ITS CONTROL CABLES. THERE WERE NO MAINTENANCE ENTRIES DOCUMENTING THE ALLEGED FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE.

## 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 LAX02LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA197), Jun 14, 2002: Piper PA-22-135 (N3329B), Brownsville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during a turn to reverse course back to the runway, resulting in a stall and…

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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