# Accident 20071005023079A: Piper PA28140, Cajon Junction, CA, October 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2007, 01:00 local time
- Place: Cajon Junction, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3539° N, 117.4397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3539&lon=-117.4397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6549W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6549W-2014-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 540 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071005023079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AT A SUBSTANTIAL SPEED. THE NOSE WHEEL AND LOWER GEAR ARM AND THE LEFT HAND WHEEL, GEAR AND TIRE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT ON INITIAL IMPACT. ON SECOND IMPACT THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING AND OTHER AIRCRAFT PIECES DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. ON THE THIRD IMPACT THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE FROM THE MOUNTS, THE LEFT WING WAS REMOVED AND INVERTED, THE FOUR FEET OF WING TIP WAS REMOVED AND RELOCATED 100 FEET FROM FINAL IMPACT SITE. AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND CAME TO REST POINTING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. FRONT OF COCKPIT WAS DAMAGED, WINDSHIELD WAS BROKE OPEN AND PIECES OF INSTRUMENTS, OAT GAUGE, ENGINE COMPONENTS WERE SCATTERED ABOUT. AIRCRAFT COCKPIT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX08FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA002), Oct 5, 2007: Piper PA-28-140 (N6549W), Oak Hills, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain terrain clearance during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident were mountainous terrain, dark…

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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