# Accident 19900607019359A: Piper PA28161, Susanville, CA, June 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1990, 20:10 local time
- Place: Susanville, CA
- Airport: Spaulding Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5707° N, 120.6094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5707&lon=-120.6094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47472, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47472-1990-12-12) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900607019359A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR CREST OF A MOUNTAIN SADDLE ON CLIMBOUT. APPARENTLY FAILED TO JUDGE PERFORMANCE IN HIGH ALTITUDE.

## 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 SEA90FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA098), Jun 8, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N47472), Susanville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION ON THE PART OF THE PILOT WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE AIRCRAFT'S CLIMB IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RISING TERRAIN.

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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