# Accident 19890806029509A: Piper PA28140, Toms Place, CA, August 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Toms Place, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4992° N, 118.3093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4992&lon=-118.3093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6274W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6274W-1990-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890806029509A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RISING TERRAIN BELOW RIDGE OF A BOX END VALLEY.

## 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 LAX89FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA276), Aug 6, 1989: Piper PA-28-140 (N6274W), Toms Place, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TERRAIN OBSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ENTERING A HIGH ELEVATION BASIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WHICH REDUCED THE…

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.

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