# Accident 19810203004249A: Piper PA24250, Ft Ord, CA, February 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1981, 20:55 local time
- Place: Ft Ord, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5731P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5731P-1985-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 20,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DAMS2) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810203004249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81DAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DAMS2), Feb 3, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N5731P), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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