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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA44180 · San Jose, CA · September 7, 1981

Date
September 7, 1981 · 00:10 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Reid-Hillview
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N81342
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVM28
Reported as
Piper PA44180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total2 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Not rated in type. Unauthorized night flight with passengers. Feathered engine. Unable restart. Crashed on goaround

As the FAA filed it

NOT RATED IN TYPE. UNAUTHORIZED NIGHT FLIGHT WITH PASSENGERS. FEATHERED ENGINE. UNABLE RESTART. CRASHED ON GOAROUND

NTSB investigation

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