# Accident 19851117057589A: Piper PA28151, Lebec, CA, November 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1985, 19:55 local time
- Place: Lebec, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8593° N, 118.8706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8593&lon=-118.8706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43602, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43602-1989-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851117057589A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE OVER MOUNTAINS IN STRONG HEADWINDS AND DOWNDRAFTS. DESCENDED INTO CLOUDS, HIT MOUNTAIN.

## 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 LAX86FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA042), Nov 18, 1985: Piper PA 28-151 (N43602), Lebec, CA, destroyed, 2 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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