19791120043619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Santa Barbara, CA · November 20, 1979

Date
November 20, 1979 · 02:15 local
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9042K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA016
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
274 total274 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.

Pilot reported turbulence during last radio transmission. Aircraft wreckage found in mountainous area.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED TURBULENCE DURING LAST RADIO TRANSMISSION. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE FOUND IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA.

NTSB investigation

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