19881224057089A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Yucca, AZ · December 24, 1988

Date
December 24, 1988 · 23:20 local
Place
Yucca, AZ
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9276M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89FA074
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
108 total

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What happened

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

VFR pilot continued flight at dark night into IMC lost control and impacted ground at high speed. No wx briefing.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT AT DARK NIGHT INTO IMC LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED GROUND AT HIGH SPEED. NO WX BRIEFING.

NTSB investigation

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