# Accident 19810916060859A: Piper PA28151, Mt Baldy, CA, September 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mt Baldy, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2361° N, 117.6601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Baldy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2361&lon=-117.6601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75175, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75175-1982-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 38 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916060859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81DUG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG51), Sep 16, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N75175), Mt Baldy, CA, destroyed

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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