19831221062949A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Tehachapi, CA · December 21, 1983

Date: December 21, 1983 · 11:52 local
Place: Tehachapi, CA
Airport: Tehachapi
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N47947
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX84FA107
Reported as: Piper PA28R201T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 87 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N47947Registration cancelled Dec 13, 2012 · Piper PA-28R-201TS/N 28R-7803044 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff into IMC.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF INTO IMC.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX84FA107Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportTehachapi, CAThe acft collided with the ground after stalling during a right climbing turn into clouds. Witnesses reported that the initial climb attitude was 'very steep'. No one observed the crash but the engine RPM 'revved up' to a very high RPM 4-5SECONDS prior to the…Dec 21, 1983 · Destroyed