# Accident 20110821019259A: Piper PA-31-310, Cabazon, CA, August 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2011, 15:43 local time
- Place: Cabazon, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9119° N, 116.8789° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9119&lon=-116.8789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1009S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1009S-2013-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-310
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110821019259A

## Narrative

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

CABAZON, CA, N1009S, PA-31, LOST POWER TO THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED IN DESERT APPROX. 2 MILES EAST OF BANNING AIRPORT AT 211543PDT. POB 3, INJURIES 1 MINOR, 2 NONE, DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL, 8/21 2243Z

## 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 WPR11LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA401), Aug 21, 2011: Piper PA-31-310 (N1009S), Cabazon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of left engine power due to the failure of the aft crankshaft counterweight retaining washer for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations.

## Other reports on N1009S (1)

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

- [Incident 19830127005999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830127005999I), Jan 27, 1983: Piper PA31 (N1009S), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Landed gear up from a engine check test flight. Failed to use checklist.

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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