19841121063459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA34200T · Independence, CA · November 21, 1984

Date
November 21, 1984 · 14:36 local
Place
Independence, CA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2245F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA059
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360EB
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total90 in this make and model0 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.

Continued VFR flight into mountainous terrain with lowering ceilings. Impacted mountain side. VFR not recommended.

As the FAA filed it

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WITH LOWERING CEILINGS. IMPACTED MOUNTAIN SIDE. VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.

NTSB investigation

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