# NTSB LAX74DUM11: Piper PA-34, N1025U, Santee, CA, November 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1973
- Place: Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
- Location: 32.8550° N, 116.9861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8550&lon=-116.9861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4004  73/11/15   SANTEE,CALIF        PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1159                    N1025U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      27, 2430 TOTAL HOURS, 330
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTEE,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- IP CUT R ENG,3000 FT-IP CALLED 2 ENG GO ARND DRG LDG FLAREOUT- R ENG DID NOT RESPOND.IP CUT PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1025U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1025U-2016-08-17), registration cancelled 2016-08-17, S/N 34-7250005, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gillespie Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731115036659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731115036659A), Nov 15, 1973: Piper PA34200, Santee, CA, Substantial damage. Ip cut r eng,3000 ft-ip called 2 eng go arnd drg ldg flareout- r eng did not respond. Ip cut pwr.

## Other investigations on N1025U (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 IAD99LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA003), Oct 4, 1998: Piper PA-34 (N1025U), Teteboro, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the collapse of the landing gear due to a bent gear locking mechanism for undetermined reasons.

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.

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