# Accident 20140117003132A: Piper PA-24-250, San Jose, CA, January 17, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2014, 16:45 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara C
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3364° N, 121.8217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3364&lon=-121.8217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6570P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6570P-2014-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 848 total, 420 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140117003132A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VFR.  AT 300-400 FEET, THE PILOT ISSUED A MAYDAY RADIO CALL TO REID-HILLVIEW TOWER STATING THAT HE HAD LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT 270 DEGREE TURN AND IMPACTED THE RAMP ON TAXIWAY G.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID 400-500 FEET AND COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 172 ON TAXIWAY Z.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N737CL, Cessna 172N: [Accident 20140117003192A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140117003192A)

## 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 WPR14LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA099), Jan 18, 2014: Piper PA 24-250 (N6570P), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to sump the fuel tanks, which resulted in water contamination, a partial loss of engine power during takeoff, and collision with a taxiing airplane during the subsequent forced…

## Other reports on N6570P (1)

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

- [Incident 19880517028819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517028819I), May 17, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N6570P), Watsonville, CA, Minor damage. Heavy traffic in pattern may have caused pilot to forget to check gear down light. Landed gear up.

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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