# Accident 20210824014789A: Piper PA-32-300, Del Mar, CA, August 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2021, 12:04 local time
- Place: Del Mar, CA
- Airport: Montgomery
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9725° N, 117.2503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9725&lon=-117.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2843T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2843T-2021-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,118 total, 793 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210824014789A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 24, 2021 N2843T DEPARTED KMYF FOR KCRQ. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ENGINE SURGING AND ULTIMATELY LOSS ENGINE POWER. N2843T ENDED UP MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 5 FREEWAY IN DEL MAR, CA. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK 3 VEHICLES AND CAME TO REST ON THE CENTER MEDIAN. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND 2 OF THE VEHICLES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR21LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA326), Aug 24, 2021: Piper PA-32-300 (N2843T), Del Mar, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a forced landing on an interstate highway and subsequent collision with vehicles.

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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