19850108002169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Beaumont, CA · January 8, 1985

Date: January 8, 1985 · 23:20 local
Place: Beaumont, CA
Airport: Banning
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N29493
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX85LA103
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D2A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 696 total166 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N29493Registration cancelled Jan 30, 2012 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7916433 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot followed wrong highway into rising terrain. During turn wing struck ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FOLLOWED WRONG HIGHWAY INTO RISING TERRAIN. DURING TURN WING STRUCK GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX85LA103Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeaumont, CAThe acft was on a personal VFR flt to santa barbara, CA, on a dark ovcst night. Marginal VFR conditions with lgt rain prevailed. Gnd witnesses rptd the acft was following the hwy at about 200 ft AGL prior to the accident. The plt rptd he inadvertently began…Jan 9, 1985 · Substantial damage