- Date
- August 21, 1982, 18:00 local (Aug 22, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Catalina, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7956YPiper PA-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820821043549A
- Case key
- 72531
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft lost right engine power following departure from Santa Catalina. Unable to climb the aircraft to airport altitude the pilot decided to proceed over the open sea to san clemente. About 19 miles from the island the pilot stated he switched fuel tanks and the left engine stopped. The pilot ditched the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7956Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-1052
- Airframe hours
- 3,100
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hendrick Mcbride Development C
- Registered owner
- Hendrick Mcbride Development C
- Departed
- Santa Catalina, CA
- Destination
- LGB · Long Beach, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 300 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.