# Accident 19821225066679A: Piper PA14, Mesa Grande, CA, December 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1982, 14:15 local time
- Place: Mesa Grande, CA
- Airport: Simpson Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1804° N, 116.7299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1804&lon=-116.7299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4230H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4230H-1984-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA14
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821225066679A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING LANDING. SUSPECT GUSTING TAILWIND LED TO AIRCRAFT STALL AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX83FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA061), Dec 25, 1982: Piper PA-14 (N4230H), Santa Ysabel, CA, destroyed, 4 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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