19851005054539A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Paradise, CA · October 5, 1985

Date
October 5, 1985 · 18:30 local
Place
Paradise, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N24126
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FA002
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
24,108 total157 in this make and model72 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.

Hit powerlines spanning the northwest fork of lake oroville while flying low. Impacted ground near the shoreline.

As the FAA filed it

HIT POWERLINES SPANNING THE NORTHWEST FORK OF LAKE OROVILLE WHILE FLYING LOW. IMPACTED GROUND NEAR THE SHORELINE.

NTSB investigation

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