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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Taft, CA · March 17, 1979

Date
March 17, 1979 · 23:00 local
Place
Taft, CA
Airport
Kern Co
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7167P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FA035
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
396 total0 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck hilly ground on final approach for night landing. Evidene of blood alcohol possible factor.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK HILLY GROUND ON FINAL APPROACH FOR NIGHT LANDING. EVIDENE OF BLOOD ALCOHOL POSSIBLE FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.