# Accident 19880220002969A: Piper PA28161, Rosamond, CA, February 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1988, 17:52 local time
- Place: Rosamond, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8693° N, 118.3394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8693&lon=-118.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8321K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8321K-1989-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 558 total, 9 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880220002969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX88FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA113), Feb 21, 1988: Piper PA-28-161 (N8321K), Rosamond, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: DECISION OF THE PILOT TO ATTEMPT MULTIPLE LOW LEVEL PASSES OVER A RESIDENCE IN AN AREA OF RISING TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND AMPHETAMINE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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