# Accident 19840915049219A: Piper PA28236, Santa Paula, CA, September 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1984, 12:02 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3993° N, 119.0692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3993&lon=-119.0692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8279L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 25 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA481) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840915049219A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX84FA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA481), Sep 15, 1984: Piper PA-28-236 (N8279L), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed

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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