Piper PA-24-250 N7720P
11 August 2013 · Hesperia, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 August 2013 at about 16:40 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N7720P, operated by Fresquez Ronald R, was involved in an accident near Hesperia, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hesperia, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hesperia Airport (L26)
- Coordinates
- 34.3769, -117.3158
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N7720P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fresquez Ronald R
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Monte → Hesperia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR13CA367
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed on final approach to landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that on final approach, the airplane was too low and too slow when it stalled and landed hard on the runway threshold. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right wing and fuselage were structurally damaged. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2013 | Piper PA-24-250 | Woodstock, Connecticut, United States | Elms John H JR | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2013 | Piper PA-24-260 | La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States | 8815 Papa LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Piper PA-24-260 | Eagle, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 2013 | Piper PA 24-250 | Fair Oaks, California, United States | McBride Mark R | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2013 | Piper PA-24-400 | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2013 | Piper PA 24-250 | Collbran, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
All 2,700 records for this type
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