Piper PA-30 N7956Y
22 August 1982 · Santa Catalina, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 August 1982 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7956Y, operated by Hendrick McBride Development C, was involved in an accident near Santa Catalina, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Catalina, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7956Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Hendrick McBride Development C
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Catalina → Long Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DA315
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 AIRCRAFT LOST RIGHT ENGINE POWER FOLLOWING DEPARTURE FROM SANTA CATALINA. UNABLE TO CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT TO AIRPORT ALTITUDE THE PILOT DECIDED TO PROCEED OVER THE OPEN SEA TO SAN CLEMENTE. ABOUT 19 MILES FROM THE ISLAND THE PILOT STATED HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND THE LEFT ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-30 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | RAF Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-30 | Snow Hill, Maryland, United States | George Moukides | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-30 | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | Eagle Aircraft Company | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-30 | Vandalia, Ohio, United States | Michael I. Massimini | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-30 | Crescent City, Florida, United States | James I. Moss | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-30-160 | Salem, Illinois, United States | Midway Shell | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |