# Accident 20191201022039A: Piper PA-24-250, San Antonio, TX, December 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2019, 18:25 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5508° N, 98.4997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5508&lon=-98.4997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6678P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6678P-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 413 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191201022039A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT N6678P DECLARED AN ENGINE FAILURE TO SAT ATC AND WAS CLEARED TO KSAT. DURING APPROACH N6678P LOST AIRSPEED, STALLED AND CRASHED, FATALLY INJURING THE 3 PERSONS ONBOARD

## 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 CEN20FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA023), Dec 2, 2019: Piper PA24 (N6678P), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reason that could not be determined. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering to landing which resulted in an…

## Other reports on N6678P (1)

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

- [Accident 19780122001739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122001739A), Jan 22, 1978: Piper PA24400 (N6678P), Ontario, CA, Substantial damage. Bolt that secures gear retraction arm to gear retraction torque tsheared.

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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