# Accident 19840822047269A: Piper PA28161, Vista, CA, August 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1984, 14:09 local time
- Place: Vista, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1895° N, 117.2386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1895&lon=-117.2386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8154V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 36 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840822047269A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TERRAIN AFTER ENTERING FOG. PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY INLAND TO ESCAPE FOG. NIGHT CURRENCY NOT VERIFIED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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