# Incident 20020821020319I: Piper PA28181, Baker, CA, August 21, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2002, 19:00 local time
- Place: Baker, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2769° N, 116.0717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baker, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2769&lon=-116.0717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6114J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6114J-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020821020319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 21, 2002, AIRCRAFT N6114J, PIPER PA-28 DEPARTED BRACKET AIRPORT (PAC) TO RIALTO FIELD WITH TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. AT THE CONTROL IS HUGO DELGADO-YUMAR FROM SPAIN WITH U.S. AIRMAN CERTIFICATE NO. 002520261. THE PASSENGER IS JONAS HINDERSIN FROM GERMANY WITH GERMAN AIRMAN CERTIFICATE NO. 4944-BWKA. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED RIALTO FIELD TO SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, HOWEVER THEIR INTENDED DESTINATION WAS CLOSED DUE TO IMC SO THEY PROCEEDED TO SHOSHONE FIELD. DURING MIDWAY FLIGHT TO SHOSHONE FIELD, THEY DECIDED TO GO BACK TO BAKER FIELD. AT 2000 FT. AGL, ENGINE RPM STARTED TO DROP. THEY PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THEY MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 20 NM NORTH OF BAKER FIELD AT 1900. THE TWO OCCUPANTS SUFFERED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINIMAL DAMAGE: A SLIGHT BEND ON BOTH PROPELLER TIPS AND A HOLE, THE SIZE OF A "TENNIS BALL" ON THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## Other reports on N6114J (1)

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

- [Accident 19930910034519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930910034519A), Sep 10, 1993: Piper PA28181 (N6114J), Merrill, OR, Substantial damage. Lost power near airport. Unable restart. Crashed rough terrain. Fuel tanks were empty.

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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