19890524013969A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Dinsmore, CA · May 24, 1989

Date: May 24, 1989 · 14:40 local
Place: Dinsmore, CA
Phase of flight: Scud Running
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4527F
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX89FA211
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total

N4527FRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2013 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7790041 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Hit trees on side of box canyon. Rain,snow,and fog in area.

As the FAA filed it

HIT TREES ON SIDE OF BOX CANYON. RAIN,SNOW,AND FOG IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX89FA211Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportDinsmore, CAThe pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance. Contributing factors to the accident were: the pilot's failure to obtain weather information, his overconfidence in his…May 24, 1989 · Destroyed