19880403007369A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Oakland, CA · April 3, 1988

Date
April 3, 1988 · 19:06 local
Place
Oakland, CA
Airport
Metropolitan Oakland International
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6ET
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88FA148
Reported as
Piper PA31325
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540F2BD
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total

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What happened

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

Observed to lose control and crash while flying below clouds. Had heart disease and failing health prior to flight.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH WHILE FLYING BELOW CLOUDS. HAD HEART DISEASE AND FAILING HEALTH PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N6ET · 1

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