19821024056439A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Vallejo, CA · October 24, 1982

Date
October 24, 1982 · 20:27 local
Place
Vallejo, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4583F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA020
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
273 total273 in this make and model24 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.

Pilot continued VFR flight into deteriorating weather conditions. Impacted hillside.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IMPACTED HILLSIDE.

NTSB investigation

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