Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-151 N5387F

19 May 1984 · Corona, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 19 May 1984 at about 23:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N5387F was involved in an accident near Corona, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Corona, California, United States
Nearest airport
Corona (L66)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-151
Registration
N5387F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX84FA300

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

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

THE ACFT EXPERIENCED AN ENG POWER FAILURE DURING TAKEOFF & COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE 'TURNED RIGHT TRYING TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY,' & AT THE SAME TIME, 'MAINTAIN 80 (KTS IAS), BUT IT (THE ACFT) SUDDENLY DROPPED.' WHEN INTERVIEWED, THE PLT REPORTED THAT A NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED & AT THAT TIME OBSERVED BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE AT A LEVEL OF '2 TO 3 INCHES BELOW THE TABS.' EXHAUSTIVE EXAMINATION OF ALL POWER-RELATED SYSTEMS FAILED TO REVEAL A COMPONENT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WHICHWOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE POWER FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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