# Accident 19840212003439A: Piper PA28181, Oakland, CA, February 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1984, 13:52 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4304K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 277 total, 2 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840212003439A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A MOUNTAINSIDE IN ZERO FLIGHT CONDITIONS. LOW TIME VFR RATED PILOT.

## 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 LAX84FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA176), Feb 12, 1984: Piper PA-28-181 (N4304K), Oakland, CA, destroyed, 1 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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