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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Santee, CA · September 3, 2015

Date
September 3, 2015 · 09:17 local
Place
Santee, CA
Airport
San Diego - Gillespie
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8441B
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR15FA256
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
162 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot of the aircraft was a flight instructor conducting flight instruction with a student. The aircraft was climbing out after their second touch-and-go when it began a steep descending turn to the left ending after hitting the roof of a house and impact with the earth. Both occupants died as a result of the accident. Initial investigation indicates that the engine was not running at the time of impact. The NTSB had the wreckage transported to a storage facility in pheonix, AZ. On January 14, 2016, NTSB advised FAA iic that the engine teardown was completed (in November?) And that the left magneto could not be found. She stated that right magneto "has an issue," but also stated that, "other than that, nothing wrong with the engine." privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CONDUCTING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WITH A STUDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING OUT AFTER THEIR SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO WHEN IT BEGAN A STEEP DESCENDING TURN TO THE LEFT ENDING AFTER HITTING THE ROOF OF A HOUSE AND IMPACT WITH THE EARTH. BOTH OCCUPANTS DIED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. INITIAL INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE NTSB HAD THE WRECKAGE TRANSPORTED TO A STORAGE FACILITY IN PHEONIX, AZ. ON JANUARY 14, 2016, NTSB ADVISED FAA IIC THAT THE ENGINE TEARDOWN WAS COMPLETED (IN NOVEMBER?) AND THAT THE LEFT MAGNETO COULD NOT BE FOUND. SHE STATED THAT RIGHT MAGNETO "HAS AN ISSUE," BUT ALSO STATED THAT, "OTHER THAN THAT, NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE." ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.