- Date
- December 4, 1988, 16:10 local (Dec 5, 1988, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Carlsbad, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N706FLPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881204052469A
- Case key
- 26306
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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.
Analysis
During the initial climb after takeoff, the engine lost power. Subsequently, the airplane collided with terrain as the plt was completing an emergency landing. An examination of the fuel tanks disclosed no evidence of fuel in the left tank. However, aprx 9 gal of fuel was remaining in the right tank. The plt's last FAA med certificate was dated 10/22/86.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N706FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7225300
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Arouz, Sergio J.
- Registered owner
- Sergion Arouz J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 13, 1987
- Destination
- CMP · Compton, CA
- Airport
- CRQ · Mcclellan-Palomar, runway 24, 4,700 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 170 total · 10 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.