- Date
- November 4, 1981
- Place
- San Fernando, CA · SAN FERNANDO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1099PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811104071559A
- Case key
- 123840
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2401 81/11/4 SAN FERNANDO,CA PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1255 N1099P PX- 1 0 0 TEST AGE 41, 8409 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 31 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FERNANDO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN FERNANDO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUNGUS,EFFECT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT JUST CAME OUT OF ANNUAL,NOT FLOWN SINCE 1980.RUST,WATER,ALUMINUM OXIDE CONTAMINATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1099P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Fernando
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.