# Accident 20051120028479A: Piper PA24250, Tucson, AZ, November 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2005, 17:10 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: La Cholla Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4467° N, 111.0028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4467&lon=-111.0028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7466P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7466P) (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 O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,560 total, 960 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051120028479A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX06LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA044), Nov 21, 2005: Piper PA-24-250 (N7466P), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N7466P (1)

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

- [Accident 19910410009779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910410009779A), Apr 10, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N7466P), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. Wing struck a shrub on edge of Private paved strip. Impact caused aircraft to spin around collapse gear. Bent wing.

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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