# Accident 20210328005789A: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA, Watsonville, CA, March 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2021, 14:15 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9357° N, 121.7896° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9357&lon=-121.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N656DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N656DF-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA (registry code 0600006, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2002-sierra) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2002 SIERRA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 247 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210328005789A

## Narrative

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

WATSONVILLE, CA (WVI): N656DF, LIGHTSPORT, COSTRUZINI AERONAUTICHE TECNA, PILOTREPORTED ENGINE ISSUE, LOST POWER AND RAN INTO POWER LINES APPROX 2 MILES S OFAIRPORT.

## 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 WPR21LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA146), Mar 28, 2021: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 Sierra (N656DF), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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