Accident: Piper PA 23-150
Jun 19, 2016 · Hayward, CA
NTSB numberWPR16FA126Event id20160619X60142
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of the left engine due to water contamination and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain single-engine minimum control airspeed, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total and recent flight experience in the accident airplane make and model, which reduced his capacity to manage an inflight loss of power.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 23-150
- Registration
- N1270P
- Year built
- 1955
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-descent Loss of control in flight
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Hayward Executive Airport (HWD)5 nm (10 km) north-west
- Palo Alto Airport (PAO)9 nm (18 km) south-west
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)11 nm (21 km) north-west
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