# Accident 20150601009619A: Piper PA-22-135, Livermore, CA, June 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2015, 20:00 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7208° N, 121.7600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7208&lon=-121.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1348C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1348C-2017-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150601009619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING FROM LIVERMORE, CA. (LVK) AND APPROX.3.3  MILES NORTHEAST OF LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PILOT REPORTED A FLIGHT CONTROL ISSUE AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED FROM IMPACT WITH GROUND AND LARGE FIRE ENSUED. PILOT  WAS FATALITY INJURED.

AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE/DEBRIS PATH AND  ENGINE TRAVELLED APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS AFTER IMPACT, ORIENTED ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF ABOUT318 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 510 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL.

WRECKAGE INDICATES GROUND IMPACT DAMAGE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF AIRCRAFT IN-FLIGHT BREAK UP OR FLIGHT CONTROL IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION.

## 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 WPR15FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA174), Jun 2, 2015: Piper PA 22-135 (N1348C), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined, because examination of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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