19831201061359A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Holtville, CA · December 1, 1983

Date
December 1, 1983 · 17:30 local
Place
Holtville, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3206W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84FA087
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total0 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 flew into ground during hours of darkness while attempting to stay under weather.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO GROUND DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STAY UNDER WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

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