Piper PA-32RT-300T N21780
27 February 1985 · Apple Valley, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 February 1985 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T registered N21780 was involved in an accident near Apple Valley, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Apple Valley, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Apple Valley (APV)
- Coordinates
- 34.5693, -117.1510
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT-300T
- Registration
- N21780
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Fresno
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA157
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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 PLT REPORTED THAT DURING INITIAL CLIMB, THE ENG LOST POWER. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLT, HE MADE A FORCED LANDING 4 MI NORTH OF THE APRT ON ROUGH DESERT TERRAIN. DURING SUBSEQUENT ENG TESTS, SUFFICIENT POWER WAS DEVELOPED TO SUSTAIN FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1985 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1985 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Garneill, Montana, United States | Maurice Klabunde | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1985 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Ruston, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | William P. McIntosh | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Bishop, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1985 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1985 | Rotorway EXECUTIVE | El Monte, California, United States | Frank Louis Lillo | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-30 | Death Valley, California, United States | Underwood Assoc. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |