# Accident 20131205025229A: Piper PA-24-250, Fair Oaks, CA, December 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2013, 14:40 local time
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0833° N, 121.4333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0833&lon=-121.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6595P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6595P-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131205025229A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 5, 2013 N6595P A PIPER PA-24-250, COMANCHE DEPARTED THE SALINAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SNS), SALINAS, CA, AT APPROXIMATELY (2144Z) 13:44 LOCAL PST. INTENDED DESTINATION WAS AUBURN AIRPORT, AUBURN, CA.  AT APPROXIMATELY (2239Z) 14:39 PST, THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PARK CALLED PHOENIX PARK THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN UN-OCCUPIED VEHICLE AND TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON A SOCCER FIELD, NO INJURIES.  THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH MINOR CUT INJURIES.

THIS INVESTIGATION IS OPEN AND ON GOING.  THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS FURTHER INMORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR14LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA061), Dec 5, 2013: Piper PA 24-250 (N6595P), Fair Oaks, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations of the airplane and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

## Other reports on N6595P (1)

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

- [Incident 20040504011389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040504011389I), May 4, 2004: Piper PA24250 (N6595P), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot noticed an unsafe gear warning on approach to landing. The pilot elected to go around and troubleshoot the situation. After an hour the pilot…

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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