Piper PA-28R-200 N5021S

Summary

On 23 October 1983 at about 02:17 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N5021S, operated by North Island Navy Flying Club, was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 October 1983 at 02:17

Classification

Accident

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Coordinates

32.7004, -117.1909

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N5021S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

North Island Navy Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Diego → San Diego

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX84LA027

3 people had minor injuries.

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

AFTER DEPARTING NORTH ISLAND NAS (NAVAL AIR STATION), THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE FREQUENCIES, BUT THE MEGAHERTZ (MHZ) TUNING KNOB CAME OFF AT A SETTING OF 122.1 MHZ. HE COULD STILL USE THE KNOB FOR TUNING TENTHS OF A MHZ, SO HE CONTACTED SAN DIEGO FSS ON 122.1 MHZ & ADVISED OF HIS SITUATION. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT VIOLATING THE MEXICAN BORDER & NEARBY CONTROL AREAS & WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HEAVY NAVY JET TRAFFIC AT THE NAS AS WELL. THEREFORE, THE PLT ASKED THE FSS TO OBTAIN CLEARANCE FOR HIM TO RETURN TO NORTH ISLAND FOR LANDING. IN THE MEANTIME, THE PLT FLEW OUT OVER THE OCEAN TO WAIT FOR A CLEARANCE. WHEN THE CLEARANCE WAS RECEIVED, HE TURNED THE ACFT TO PROCEED TOWARD NORTH ISLAND & BEGAN HIS PRELANDING CHECKS. HE ROLLED OUT OF THE TURN WITH THE GEAR DOWN & THE LANDING LIGHT ON. HE FELT CERTAIN THAT HE WAS AT ABOUT 1000 FT ABOVE THE SURFACE, BUT AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT CONTACTED THE WATER. THE OCCUPANTS EGRESSED FROM THE ACFT BEFORE IT SANK & WERE PICKED UP BY A FISHING BOAT, HRS LATER. THERE WAS FOG, HAZE & 2 MI VIS SW OF NORTH ISLAND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.