19860415011939A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28181 · Beaumont, CA · April 15, 1986

Date
April 15, 1986 · 22:25 local
Place
Beaumont, CA
Airport
Redlands Municipal
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N28891
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FA178
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total85 in this make and model18 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 spun into the ground during a night flight. The VFR pilot lost control in IFR conditions.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO THE GROUND DURING A NIGHT FLIGHT. THE VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL IN IFR CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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