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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28161 · Palm Springs, CA · June 12, 1988

Date
June 12, 1988 · 01:15 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N43310
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA222
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
118 total20 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Struck the side of a mountain on climbout from airport at night. Saw mountain too late began pullup and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN ON CLIMBOUT FROM AIRPORT AT NIGHT. SAW MOUNTAIN TOO LATE BEGAN PULLUP AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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