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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28161 · Malibu, CA · April 9, 1987

Date
April 9, 1987 · 21:11 local
Place
Malibu, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4304F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA172
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
122 total111 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A wing struck the water while flying too close to surface at night. Aircraft sank. Alcohol appears to be involved.

As the FAA filed it

A WING STRUCK THE WATER WHILE FLYING TOO CLOSE TO SURFACE AT NIGHT. AIRCRAFT SANK. ALCOHOL APPEARS TO BE INVOLVED.

NTSB investigation

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