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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Tucson, AZ · November 20, 2005

Date: November 20, 2005 · 17:10 local
Place: Tucson, AZ
Airport: La Cholla Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7466P
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX06LA044
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,560 total960 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N7466PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2657 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On November 20, 2005, at 1710 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-24-250, N7466P, experienced a loss of engine power and landed hard at the la Cholla airpark, Tucson, Arizona. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The commercial pilot and rear-seat passenger were not injured; the front-seat passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 20, 2005, AT 1710 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-24-250, N7466P, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND LANDED HARD AT THE LA CHOLLA AIRPARK, TUCSON, ARIZONA. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND REAR-SEAT PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE FRONT-SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX06LA044Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTucson, AZthe separation of the mixture cable at the carburetor control arm, which resulted in a loss of power, and maintenance personnel's inadequate inspection of the airplane during the last annual inspection.Nov 21, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7466P · 1

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

Accident 19910410009779ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Casa Grande, AZWing struck a shrub on edge of Private paved strip. Impact caused aircraft to spin around collapse gear. Bent wing.Apr 10, 1991 · Substantial damage