# Accident 20170714022469A: Jansen PAZMANY PL-2, El Monte, CA, July 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2017, 09:32 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0861° N, 118.0347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0861&lon=-118.0347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N186EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N186EJ-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jansen PAZMANY PL-2 (registry code 0561312, https://openairdocs.org/model/jansen-pazmany-pl-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JANSEN PAZMANY PL-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170714022469A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 14, 2017, AT 0932PDT, A PAZMANY PL-2, N186EJ REGISTERED TO PROGENITECH LLC, CRASHED DURING TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY NINETEEN (19) OF THE SAN GABRIEL AIRPORT [EMT]. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SAN GABRIEL AIRPORT [EMT] AT 0928PDT BASED ON PILOT CONTACT WITH THE TOWER. N186EJ DEPARTED NORTH TO SOUTH AND CAME TO REST AT THE SOUTHEAST END OF RUNWAY 19. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A HULL LOSS AND FATALITY FOR THE SINGLE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT.

## 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 WPR17FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA152), Jul 14, 2017: Jansen Pazmany PL 2 (N186EJ), El Monte, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence. Also causal was the pilot's decision to return to the runway following…

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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