Accident: Piper PA28
Sep 3, 2015 · Santee, CA
NTSB numberWPR15FA256Event id20150903X33216
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilots' failure to maintain airplane control following a partial loss of engine power after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power due to a failure of the right magneto.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N8441B
- Year built
- 1981
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Initial climb Loss of engine power (partial)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Gillespie Field (SEE)1 nm (2 km) east
- Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF)8 nm (14 km) west
- Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (NKX)8 nm (15 km) west
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