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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA23160 · Garbeville, CA · July 27, 1984

Date
July 27, 1984 · 23:10 local
Place
Garbeville, CA
Airport
Garbeville
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4291P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84FA447
Reported as
Piper PA23160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B3B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total50 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Dark night, no moon. Collided with rising terrain during climbout. No known mechanical defect found.

As the FAA filed it

DARK NIGHT, NO MOON. COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN DURING CLIMBOUT. NO KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFECT FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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