# Accident 20040413005099A: Piper PA28RT201T, Concord, CA, April 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2004, 16:50 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9750° N, 122.0625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9750&lon=-122.0625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2920C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2920C-2004-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040413005099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT NOTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT RIO VISTA, VA. PILOT CONTACTED THE OWNER AND DISCUSSED THE ENGINE PROBLEM AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO CONCORD, CA TO HAVE ENGINE WORK PERFORMED WITH HIS SON ON BOARD AS A PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AFTER THE #2 CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AT THE CONCORD AIRPORT, PILOT DID NOT OBTAIN A MAINTENANCE RELEASE FROM THE MECHANIC AND DID NOT PERFORM A TEST FLIGHT. PILOT DEPARTED CONCORD AIRPORT WITH HIS SON ONBOARD AND HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON TAKE OFF. THIS RESULTED IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON I-680 DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC HITTING TWO VEHICLES AND INJURING A SMALL CHILD. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 LAX04FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA187), Apr 13, 2004: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N2920C), Concord, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to improper maintenance repair procedures and use of improper parts.

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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