19860408010529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Hesperia, CA · April 8, 1986

Date
April 8, 1986 · 10:00 local
Place
Hesperia, CA
Airport
Air Lodge
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5889V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA169
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
65 total65 in this make and model7 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.

The aircraft encountered a downdraft and struck a fence on final. Student was diverting due to unexpected weather.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND STRUCK A FENCE ON FINAL. STUDENT WAS DIVERTING DUE TO UNEXPECTED WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N5889V · 2

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