Piper PA-34-200T N24MF
19 August 1982 · Fontana, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 August 1982 at about 09:10 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N24MF, operated by John Magarro, was involved in an accident near Fontana, California, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fontana, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N24MF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- John Magarro
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Missoula → Santa Ana
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- LAX82FUG15
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
APPROXIMATELY 5 HRS AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT CONTACTED ONTARIO TOWER & REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS TO THE ARPT BECAUSE HE HAD AN ENG OUT. AFTER SWITCHING TO APPROACH CONTROL THE PLT BEGAN RECEIVING VECTORS TO THE ARPT. AT 0209 THE PLT ADVISED A/C THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A BACK LOT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA ABOUT 9 MI EAST OF ONTARIO ARPT. INITIAL RADAR IDENTIFICATION WAS MADE APPROXIMATELY 22 MI EAST OF ONTARIO ARPT WITHIN 4 MI OF TWO ARPTS. AT NO TIME DID THE PLT TELL A/C THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-34 | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | John Martenson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-34-200J | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Annie Harner | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-34-200 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Bankair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-34 | Langdon, North Dakota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-34-200 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | S. V. Campbell | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-34-200T | Near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lang Air Service | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |