19861226086019A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Gorman, CA · December 26, 1986

Date
December 26, 1986 · 19:15 local
Place
Gorman, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DWBA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N50U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA071
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total0 in this make and model0 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 flew into trees at night. Pilot failed to adequately monitor the foreign copilot who was in control.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO TREES AT NIGHT. PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE FOREIGN COPILOT WHO WAS IN CONTROL.

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 N50U · 1

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