Piper PA-28-180 N2482R

Summary

On 4 September 2009 at about 17:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N2482R, operated by Phillip P Beck, was involved in an accident near Oroville, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 September 2009 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Oroville, California, United States

Nearest airport

Oroville Municiple Airport (OVE)

Coordinates

39.4878, -121.6219

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N2482R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Phillip P Beck

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oroville → Chester

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09LA431

2 people had minor injuries.

A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during initial climb he felt three "bumps" in the airframe. The pilot then initiated a left 180-degree turn towards the departure runway. He stated that the engine was running, but not producing power. As the descent continued, the engine began to "sputter" and lose power. Subsequently, the airplane struck two fences and landed hard. During the landing roll the airplane impacted a large ditch and came to rest upright, where a postcrash fire consumed the fuselage and right wing. Examination of the recovered airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.