19831207063079A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Danville, CA · December 7, 1983

Date
December 7, 1983 · 17:41 local
Place
Danville, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2862C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84FA096
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
93 total93 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 crashed into hill at 1600 feet elevation of 1720 foot hill. Disoriented pilot was given radar vectors.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO HILL AT 1600 FEET ELEVATION OF 1720 FOOT HILL. DISORIENTED PILOT WAS GIVEN RADAR VECTORS.

NTSB investigation

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