# Accident 20190609006289A: Piper PA-28-151, Antioch, CA, June 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2019, 17:27 local time
- Place: Antioch, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0442° N, 121.8389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0442&lon=-121.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7943C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7943C-2022-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 82 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190609006289A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER NEAR ANTIOCH , CA. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  ATC RADAR RECORDS INDICATED THE PILOT DEPARTED CONCORD BUCHANAN FIELD AND CLIMBED IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO AN ALTITUDE OF 5300' APPROXIMATELY ABOVE THE ACCIDENT SITE. RADAR DATA INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED RAPIDLY AND INCREASED GROUND SPEED.  WITNESSES ON THE SURFACE OBSERVED IT FLYING ERRATICALLY PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE WRECKAGE WAS SUBMERGED IN THE RIVER AND SOME PARTS INCLUDING THE PROPELLER WERE NOT RECOVERED. AVAILABLE WRECKAGE WAS ANALYZED AND NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE FOUND.

## 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 WPR19FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA163), Jun 10, 2019: Piper PA28 (N7943C), Antioch, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control while conducting low-altitude, high-speed maneuvers.

## Other reports on N7943C (1)

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

- [Incident 19920901040599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920901040599I), Sep 1, 1992: Piper PA28151 (N7943C), Valencia, CA. Losing oil pressure on approach. Made emergency landing in parking lot.

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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