19810203004249A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Ft Ord, CA · February 3, 1981

Date
February 3, 1981 · 20:55 local
Place
Ft Ord, CA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5731P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DAMS2
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
20,800 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Report indicates pilot lost control on night light in marginal VFR to IFR conditions. Near vertical impact.

As the FAA filed it

REPORT INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL ON NIGHT LIGHT IN MARGINAL VFR TO IFR CONDITIONS. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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