- Date
- April 21, 1972
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6815LPiper PA-31P
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165786
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0698 72/4/21 SAN DIEGO,CALIF PIPER PA-31P CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2000 TIME - 2227 N6815L PX- 0 1 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDBERGH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SANTA ANA,CALIF RETURN SAN DIEGO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS COPILOT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ONE OF PLTS INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF L ENG MAG SWITCHES. LOST CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6815L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lindbergh