Piper PA-32R-301T accident near Santa Monica, CA
On April 20, 1994, a Piper PA-32R-301T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Santa Monica, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 20, 1994
- Place
- Santa Monica, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-301T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.010°N, 118.461°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01119
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 20, 1994, at 1123 hours Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-301T, N8171G, crashed after takeoff from runway 21 at the Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Santa Monica, California. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as an instrument flight rules (IFR) cross-country flight to Van Nuys, California, when the accident occurred. The airplane was destroyed by the impact sequence and postimpact fire. The certificated commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The flight originated from Bermuda Dunes, California, and was part of a continuing flight to Van Nuys. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector, Van Nuys Flight Standards District Office, reported that the pilot departed the Van Nuys Airport on April 19, 1994, and flew to the Los Angeles International Airport. After picking up passengers, the airplane departed for Bermuda Dunes. On April 20, 1994, the pilot arrived at the Santa Monica Airport and a passenger disembarked at a fixed-based operator's facility. The aircraft then taxied to runway 21 for departure. Following departure, no further communications were received from the pilot. At 1121:50 hours, continuous data recording (cdr) radar data from the FAA's Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) Facility at the Los Angeles International Airport indicated that the airplane's radar track began at 200 feet mean sea level (msl). The airplane climbed to a maximum altitude of 400 feet. The radar track ended at 1122:08 hours at 300 f
Probable cause
fuel starvation resulting from the failure of the pilot to select a tank containing fuel, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
