19880220002969A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Rosamond, CA · February 20, 1988

Date
February 20, 1988 · 17:52 local
Place
Rosamond, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8321K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88FA113
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
558 total9 in this make and model1 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.

Struck a small hill while buzzing a residence during twilight after sunset. Evidence of drugs in pilots system.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A SMALL HILL WHILE BUZZING A RESIDENCE DURING TWILIGHT AFTER SUNSET. EVIDENCE OF DRUGS IN PILOTS SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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