- Date
- September 12, 1986, 14:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- San Diego, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N39695Piper PA-32RT-300T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860912046979A
- Case key
- 25254
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Maintenance - inadequateFactor
Fuel system,line fitting - disconnectedCause
Maintenance - improperCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - utility pole
Analysis
The acft experienced a pwr loss during initial climb. During the ensuing forced lndg the acft collided with a utility pole. To #4 cyl fuel injector line had becom disconnected. The 915 hr eng had received an annual inspection 36 hrs prior to the acc.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39695
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300T (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R7887150
- Airframe hours
- 915
- Engine
- Lycoming TI0-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Southern Wings, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Southern Wings, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 14, 1986 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- MYF · San Diego, CA
- Destination
- CRQ · Carlsbad, CA
- Airport
- MYF · Montgomery, runway 28, 3,399 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 361 as pilot in command · 104 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.