# Accident 20210913022099A: Beech 58P, Palo Alto, CA, September 13, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2021, 13:51 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4574° N, 122.1035° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4574&lon=-122.1035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162DF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162DF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210913022099A

## Narrative

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

PALO ALTO, CA (PAO): N162DF, BE58, PAO -RNO , CRASHED APPROX 1 MILE NE OF ARPT IN MARSH AREA, STRUCK HIGH POWER VOLTAGE LINE, TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL W/ NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. POB: 1, INJURIES: UNKNOWN, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 09/13/2021 2050Z

## 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 WPR21LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA342), Sep 13, 2021: Beech 58 (N162DF), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuelers addition of the incorrect fuel to the fuel tanks which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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