# Accident 20241219019829A: Piper PA-24-250, Mesa, AZ, December 19, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2024, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4554° N, 111.7435° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4554&lon=-111.7435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7833P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7833P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241219019829A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 19, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:15 LCL, AFTER DEPARTING FALCON FIELD (FFZ) RUNWAY 22L WITH 2 PERSONS ON BOARD, A PIPER CHEROKEE PA 24-250, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 3500MSL. THE PIC, WHO IS ALSO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE ON BOARD. THE PIC MADE AN ATTEMPTED RETURN TO THE AIRPORT HEADING NE BY MAKING A 180-DEGREE TURN TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 4L. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT AND MADE AN OFF-AIRFIELD LANDING, IMPACTING TREES IN AN ORANGE GROVE APPROXIMATELY ½ MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT’S PIC WAS CONDUCTING A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AT THE DIRECTION OF NTSB IIC, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETRIEVED BY A LOCAL AIRCRAFT RECOVERY AND SALVAGE BUSINESS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND HAS BEEN RECOVERED TO A SECURE STORAGE FACILITY FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. AS NECESSARY, AMENDMENTS TO THIS REPORT WILL BE MADE AS FURTHER INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR25LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA065), Dec 19, 2024: Piper PA-24-250 (N7833P), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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