# Accident 19841121063459A: Piper PA34200T, Independence, CA, November 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1984, 14:36 local time
- Place: Independence, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8308° N, 118.2394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8308&lon=-118.2394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2245F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 90 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841121063459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX85FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA059), Nov 21, 1984: Piper PA-34-200T (N2245F), Independence, CA, destroyed, 4 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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