# NTSB WPR25LA065: Piper PA-24-250, N7833P, Mesa, AZ, December 19, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: December 19, 2024, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Mesa, AZ · Orange grove
- Coordinates: 33.455439, -111.74355 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4554&lon=-111.7435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 199454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA065
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199454/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA065

## Preliminary report

On December 19, 2024, about 1515 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-24-250, N7833P, was involved in an accident near Mesa, Arizona. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to airport personnel at Falcon Field Airport (FFZ), Mesa, Arizona, the airplane departed runway 22L and shortly thereafter radioed tower personnel that they had lost engine power. The airplane made a 180° turn to land on runway 4L; however, it landed short of the runway in an orange grove. Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed that, the entire airplane came to rest at the accident site. The engine separated at its engine mounts from the airplane and was located adjacent to the right door forward of the right wing. The airplane was recovered to a secure storage facility for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-250, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=7102404), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7833P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7833P), registered now, S/N 24-3053 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24-3053
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: FFZ, Falcon Fld, runway 4L, 3,799 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observed at: KFFZ, 1 nm away
- METAR: KFFZ 192154Z 21003KT 10SM CLR 26/04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02560039

## 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 20241219019829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241219019829A), Dec 19, 2024: Piper PA-24-250, Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. On December 19, 2024, at approximately 15:15 LCL, after departing Falcon Field (ffz) runway 22L with 2 persons on board, a Piper cherokee pa 24-250,…

## Other investigations on N7833P (3)

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 OAK69D0141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0141), Oct 6, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N7833P), San Jose, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0005), May 22, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N7833P), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0226), Sep 4, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N7833P), Joliet, IL, substantial damage

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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