# Accident 20200430005459A: Piper PA-23-250, Hemet, CA, April 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6181° N, 116.8656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6181&lon=-116.8656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6521Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6521Y-2021-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200430005459A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL SURVEY ACTIVITIES NEAR HEMET, CA.  AIRCRAFT MADE A RAPID DESCENT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET WIDE AND 50 YARDS LONG BEGINNING AT A HIGH POINT IN THE TERRAIN AND DESCENDING DOWNHILL.  THE FINAL RESTING POINT WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE FUSELAGE AND TAIL SECTION WHERE FOUND HAD FIRE DAMAGE.  THE (PRESUMED RIGHT) PROPELLER THE ONLY MAJOR COMPONENT NOT FOUND AT SCENE.  IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE PROPELLER DEPARTED BEFORE OR DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE.

## 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 WPR20LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA135), Apr 30, 2020: Piper PA-23-250 (N6521Y), Hemet, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly inspect and replace damaged aileron control cables, which resulted in fatigue separation of the aileron control cable and loss of control of the aircraft.

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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