# Accident 19901013045019A: Piper PA28140, Agua Dulce, CA, October 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1990, 13:58 local time
- Place: Agua Dulce, CA
- Airport: Agua Dulce Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4299° N, 118.5109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4299&lon=-118.5109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5809U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5809U-1993-09-27) (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 O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 88 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901013045019A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK HILLSIDE TRYING TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN AFTER TAKEOFF. HIGH TEMPERATURE AND AT GROSS WEIGHT WERE FACTORS.

## 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 LAX91LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA009), Oct 13, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N5809U), Agua Dulce, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM PREFLIGHT PLANNING.

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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