19860726087229A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Yosemite Nation, CA · July 26, 1986

Date
July 26, 1986 · 17:45 local
Place
Yosemite Nation, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AXJA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3643W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FA303
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total150 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Collided with terrain during en route climb. Passenger saw red light on panel. Suspect stall light. Density altitude.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING EN ROUTE CLIMB.PASSENGER SAW RED LIGHT ON PANEL.SUSPECT STALL LIGHT.DENSITY ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N3643W · 1

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