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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601P · Ramona, CA · August 8, 1989

Date
August 8, 1989 · 05:20 local
Place
Ramona, CA
Airport
Ramona Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6067Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89FA268
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,843 total222 in this make and model30 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.

Lost control and crashed shortly after takeoff and entering low ceiling. Dark night and dense fog in area.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND ENTERING LOW CEILING. DARK NIGHT AND DENSE FOG IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

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