# Accident 19840727075859A: Piper PA23160, Garbeville, CA, July 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1984, 23:10 local time
- Place: Garbeville, CA
- Airport: Garbeville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4291P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA447) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840727075859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX84FA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA447), Jul 28, 1984: Piper PA-23-160 (N4291P), Garberville, 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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