# Accident 20220722012949A: Piper PA-32-301, San Jose, CA, July 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2022, 19:11 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara C
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3329° N, 121.8198° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3329&lon=-121.8198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (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-32-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220722012949A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 22, 2022, ABOUT 1910 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32-301 AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

DURING TAKEOFF CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT EXPEREINCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 0.3 NM NORTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 13R.

## 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 WPR22LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA271), Jul 23, 2022: Piper PA-32-301 (N300BH), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and an impact with terrain.

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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