20200410013139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Los Alamos, NM · April 10, 2020

Date
April 10, 2020 · 13:40 local
Place
Los Alamos, NM
Airport
Los Alamos
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2112A
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR20LA121
Reported as
Piper PA-32RT-300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1

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What happened

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

On April 10, 2020, at approximately 13:40 MDT, a pa 32, N2112A, registered to privacy data omitted and flown by privacy data omitted, pilot certificate number privacy data omitted, suffered a loss of power after departing Los Alamos Airport, NM.

The aircraft was over mountainous terrain and the pilot maneuvered the aircraft to land on the side of the mountain at 11,600 feet MSL. The aircraft sustained at least substantial damage and the pilot suffered minor injuries.

There was no post crash fire.

The flight originated at ccb (cable airport in upland ,CA) and was enroute to mkc (Kansas city, MO).

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 10, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:40 MDT, A PA 32, N2112A, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER AFTER DEPARTING LOS ALAMOS AIRPORT, NM.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN AT 11,600 FEET MSL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED AT LEAST SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CCB (CABLE AIRPORT IN UPLAND ,CA) AND WAS ENROUTE TO MKC (KANSAS CITY, MO).

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N2112A · 1

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