20061221027769A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Concord, CA · December 21, 2006

Date: December 21, 2006 · 11:00 local
Place: Concord, CA
Airport: Buchanan Field
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1AM
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX07FA059
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,600 total35 in the last 90 days

N1AMRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2007 · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4622061 · Built 1989 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On December 21, 2006, at 1101 PST, a Piper PA-46-350P, piloted by privacy data omitted departed montgomery airport (myf) heading locally to Buchanan Field Airport (ccr). While on final approach to ccr, the aircraft collided with flat terrain and crashed 1000 feet northwest of the approach end of runways 14 left and 14 right. The pilot and three (3) passengers aboard sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 21, 2006, AT 1101 PST, A PIPER PA-46-350P, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ DEPARTED MONTGOMERY AIRPORT (MYF) HEADING LOCALLY TO BUCHANAN FIELD AIRPORT (CCR). WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO CCR, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH FLAT TERRAIN AND CRASHED 1000 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAYS 14 LEFT AND 14 RIGHT. THE PILOT AND THREE (3) PASSENGERS ABOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND A POST CRASH FIRE.

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 LAX07FA059Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportConcord, CAFailure of the pilot to follow the prescribed instrument approach procedures and to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the airport environment that led to a stall.Dec 21, 2006 · Destroyed