19810916060859A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Mt Baldy, CA · September 16, 1981

Date
September 16, 1981 · 17:30 local
Place
Mt Baldy, CA
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N75175
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DUG51
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
352 total38 in this make and model63 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.

Unable to outclimb rising terrain while trying to fly over a pass. Struck trees. Misjudged aircraft performance.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN WHILE TRYING TO FLY OVER A PASS. STRUCK TREES. MISJUDGED AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE.

NTSB investigation

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