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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28236 · Santa Paula, CA · September 15, 1984

Date
September 15, 1984 · 12:02 local
Place
Santa Paula, CA
Airport
Santa Paula
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8279L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84FA481
Reported as
Piper PA28236
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total25 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck wire 80 feet above riverbed. Outboard wing panel torn off and aircraft impacted riverbed.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRE 80 FEET ABOVE RIVERBED. OUTBOARD WING PANEL TORN OFF AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RIVERBED.

NTSB investigation

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