# Accident 19891112046519A: Piper PA28R200, Camarillo, CA, November 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1989, 21:40 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2301° N, 119.0693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2301&lon=-119.0693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2723R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2723R-1992-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 320 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112046519A

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE AND BELOW MSA ON A VOR APPROACH COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAIN.

## 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 LAX90FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA031), Nov 13, 1989: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2723R), Camarillo, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) FOR THAT SEGMENT OF THE VOR APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, LOW CEILING,…

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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