19820808035249A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Corcoran, CA · August 8, 1982

Date
August 8, 1982 · 19:30 local
Place
Corcoran, CA
Airport
Corcoran
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N47489
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FA294
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.

Aircraft struck a levee and canal bank at a high velocity. Post mortem shows pilots blood alcohol intoxicated stage

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LEVEE AND CANAL BANK AT A HIGH VELOCITY. POST MORTEM SHOWS PILOTS BLOOD ALCOHOL INTOXICATED STAGE

NTSB investigation

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