# Accident 20050817025329A: Piper PA24250, Diamond Bar, CA, August 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2005, 19:53 local time
- Place: Diamond Bar, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0336° N, 117.8203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0336&lon=-117.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7342P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7342P-2007-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050817025329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AIRCRAFT HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A VERY HARD LANDING IN A LARGE UNOBSTRUCTED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE NTSB, LYC, AND PIPER REPRESENTATIVES EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE, ENGINE SYSTEMS FOR POSSIBLE CAUSE. THE WINGS HAD FUEL, THE CARBURETOR BOWL HAD FUEL. REPORT FROM THE MFG. REPS TO FOLLOW. ENGINE WAS RIPPED FROM FIREWALL SO LOCATION OF ENGINE CONTROLS WAS NOT IMPORTANT. FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION.

## 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 LAX05FA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA271), Aug 18, 2005: Piper PA-24-250 (N7342P), Pomona, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during the landing approach due to fuel starvation caused by debris and corrosion in the carburetor assembly. A factor contributing to the accident was the failure of the owner…

## Other reports on N7342P (1)

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

- [Accident 19770626017789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770626017789A), Jun 26, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N7342P), Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. R outbd conduit tube separated at bracket assy.

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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