19871017061819A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Fullerton, CA · October 17, 1987

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Date: October 17, 1987 · 12:11 local
Place: Fullerton, CA
Airport: Fullerton Municipal
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N43351
Reported as: Piper PA28RT201T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360FB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 445 total262 in this make and model

N43351Registration cancelled Jun 7, 2013 · Piper PA-28RT-201TS/N 28R-8431010 · Built 1983 Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot reported problem on climbout. Made unplanned low level turn hit trees and building. Problem unknown.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED PROBLEM ON CLIMBOUT. MADE UNPLANNED LOW LEVEL TURN HIT TREES AND BUILDING. PROBLEM UNKNOWN.