# Accident 19880328070749A: Piper PA28151, Valley Center, CA, March 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1988, 13:20 local time
- Place: Valley Center, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2495° N, 116.9810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2495&lon=-116.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4376F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4376F-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880328070749A

## Narrative

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

NOSED UP VERTICALLY ON TAKEOFF STALLED AND CRASHED. MARIJUANA IN AIRCRAFT AND PILOTS BLOOD. OTHER DRUGS IN 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 LAX88LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA142), Mar 28, 1988: Piper PA-28-151 (N4376F), Valley Center, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4376F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800615052809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615052809I), Jun 15, 1980: Piper PA28151 (N4376F), Santa Rosa, CA. Pilot lost directional control because a directory guide fell behind the rudder pedal.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.