# Accident 19810527030939A: Piper PA30, Moreno, CA, May 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: Moreno, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8457Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8457Y-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810527030939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING LOW UNDER CLOUD LAYER. AIRCRAFT LATER FOUND CRASHED 100 FT FROM TOP OF MOUNTAIN.

## 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 LAX81FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA091), May 27, 1981: Piper PA-30 (N8457Y), Moreno, CA, destroyed, 1 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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