Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Whiteman Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Los Angeles, California 91331
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 15:15 PST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On December 18, 2013, about 1515 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-32-301 Saratoga, N8169C, experienced a total loss of engine power and made an off-airport landing in Los Angeles, California. Corrales and Accociates INC., was the registered owner and the pilot-rated passenger was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot and passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local personal flight departed from Whiteman Airport, Los Angeles about 1500. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.
In telephone conversations and in a written statement, the pilot reported that this was the first flight since the airplane's annual inspection. During the preflight inspection, he noted that the fuel gauges located on the wing tanks indicated each tank contained about 12 gallons of fuel. After performing a run-up inspection he departed runway 12 and completed a full stop landing. He taxied back to the departure end of the runway and again performed a takeoff with the intention of completing a left traffic pattern and subsequent landing.
As the pilot turned onto the crosswind leg of the traffic pattern, the engine performance decreased for about 5 to 10 seconds and then experienced a total loss of power. As the airplane began to lose altitude, the pilot switched the fuel selector from the right tank to the left fuel tank position. The pilot attempted to restart the engine and maneuvered the airplane to a field in an effort to perform an off-airport, emergency landing. While landing, the airplane's landing gear dug into the soft terrain and the nose landing gear collapsed, damaging the firewall.
The pilot noted that he did not use the airplane's fuel boost pump during his attempted engine restart. Following the accident, the pilot reported that he turned to selector to the "off" position.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/18/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 1515 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Standard Time |
| Event City | Los Angeles |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 91331 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 341533N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1182448W |
| Event Location Airport | WHITEMAN |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | WHP |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 110 |
| Airport Elevation | 1003 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Pilot |
| Time of the weather observation | 1515 Pacific Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 290 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | WHP |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1003 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 15000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 6 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 21 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 210 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.89 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Comm Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 31 2013 5:26PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N8169C |
| NTSB Number | WPR14LA071 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | PIPER |
| Aircraft Model | PA 32-301 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 301T |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 32-8006016 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3600 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 6 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 6 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Oct 21 2013 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 0.34 |
| Airframe Hours | 3031 |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | CORRALES & ASSOCIATES INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 2259 PINECREST ST |
| Aircraft Owner City | SIMI VALLEY |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 930652538 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | Jorge Corrales |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | SIMI VALLEY |
| Operator State | CA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 930652538 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | WHP |
| Departure City | Los Angeles |
| Departure State | CA |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1500 |
| Departure Time Zone | PST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | WHP |
| Destination City | Los Angeles |
| Destination State | CA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 31 2013 5:29PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |