# Accident 19860130011009A: Piper PA28161, Bridgeport, CA, January 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1986, 10:45 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2697° N, 119.3309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2697&lon=-119.3309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2134M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2134M-1989-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 176 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860130011009A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO SNOWSTORM. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. NO SURVIVORS.

## 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 LAX86FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA102), Jan 30, 1986: Piper PA-28-161 (N2134M), Bridgeport, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2134M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850706049429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706049429I), Jul 6, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N2134M), Hesperia, CA, Minor damage. Landed downwind and downhill and aircraft ran off end of runway.

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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