# Accident 19820128002089A: Piper PA28151, Los Gatos, CA, January 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1982, 18:20 local time
- Place: Los Gatos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CLAA
- Location: 37.6708° N, 122.4705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6708&lon=-122.4705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32678, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32678-1997-08-11) (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: 2,750 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820128002089A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC, AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. CEILING REPORTED LESS THAN 50 FEET.

## 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 LAX82FVM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM09), Jan 29, 1982: Piper 28-151 (N32678), Los Gatos, 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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