# Accident 20061221027769A: Piper PA46350P, Concord, CA, December 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9978° N, 122.0608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9978&lon=-122.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1AM-2007-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061221027769A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX07FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA059), Dec 21, 2006: Piper PA-46-350P (N1AM), Concord, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: Failure 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.

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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