# Accident 20070604010389A: Piper PA34200, Upland, CA, June 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2007, 10:22 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Cable
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Traffic Pattern
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1000° N, 117.6833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1000&lon=-117.6833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4463T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4463T-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070604010389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A PIPER 34-200, N4463T WAS OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT WHO WAS RECEIVING MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTION FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THEY HAD PRACTICED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT CABLE AIRPORT, CA. WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WITH ON DOWNWIND THE CFI REDUCED POWER ON ONE ENGINE. AS THEY TURNED LEFT BASE TO FINAL, THE BANK GOT TOO STEEP, LOST ALTITUDE AND CRASHED ON THREE HOUSES.

## 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 LAX07LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA186), Jun 4, 2007: Piper PA-34-200 (N4463T), Upland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot under instruction to maintain the minimum single engine control airspeed (air) and directional control while turning to final approach. Also causal was the flight instructor's…

## Other reports on N4463T (1)

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

- [Incident 19970408005229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970408005229I), Apr 8, 1997: Piper PA34200 (N4463T), La Verne, CA, Minor damage. First landing in type with CFI on board. Inadvertently raised gear instead of flaps. Skidded off runway. Hit a light

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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