# Accident 19900118000709A: Piper PA28161, Burbank, CA, January 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1990, 20:14 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1706° N, 118.3407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1706&lon=-118.3407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8251B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8251B-1991-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118000709A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT ADVISED NEED TO RETURN THEN STALLED CRASHED AND BURNED. WAS OVER GROSS. CFI TESTED POSITIVE MARIJUANA.

## 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 LAX90FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA070), Jan 19, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N8251B), Burbank, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) DUE TO HIS IMPAIRMENT FROM USE OF MARIJUANA, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT BY THE CFI, AND HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WAS…

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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