19800216005719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Redding, CA · February 16, 1980

Date
February 16, 1980 · 18:35 local
Place
Redding, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8081H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA053
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
109 total7 in this make and model55 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.

Flying at low altitude following highway. Hit rising terrain at dusk in deteriorating weather. Ignored advisory.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE FOLLOWING HIGHWAY. HIT RISING TERRAIN AT DUSK IN DETERIORATING WEATHER. IGNORED ADVISORY.

NTSB investigation

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