Piper PA-60-602P accident near McFarland, CA
On November 9, 2007, a Piper PA-60-602P (airplane) was involved in an accident near McFarland, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 9, 2007
- Place
- McFarland, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-60-602P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.627°N, 119.136°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071113X01789
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 9, 2007, about 1200 Pacific standard time, a Piper Aerostar PA-60-602P, N6895Z, collided with terrain in a citrus grove during an attempted emergency landing near McFarland, California. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot and two passengers were killed; the airplane was destroyed. The cross-country personal flight departed Roseburg Regional Airport (RBG), Roseburg, Oregon, about 0915 with a planned destination of Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ), Carlsbad, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. After departing from RBG, the flight climbed to flight level 210. About two hours into the flight, the pilot contacted Air Traffic Control (ATC) and requested to divert to Meadows Field Airport (BFL), Bakersfield, California to make a fuel stop. ATC approved the diversion. Twenty minutes elapsed before the pilot requested to start his descent which was about 20 nm north of Fresno, California. Twenty-eight minutes later the pilot reported to ATC that he had a fuel problem and one of the engines was “sputtering.” Two minutes later the pilot declared an emergency and advised ATC that both engines were sputtering. During the last transmission from the pilot, he advised ATC he was at 1,000 feet, with a speed of 110 knots and slowing. Witnesses near the accident site observed the airplane flying southbound with the wings rocking side-to-side. The airplane then rolled to the right before crashing in
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and improper fueling procedures that led to fuel exhaustion.
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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.
