# Accident 19901028048499A: Piper PA22108, Oceanside, CA, October 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1990, 22:36 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Airport: Oceanside Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1999° N, 117.3509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1999&lon=-117.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5052Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5052Z-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 834 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901028048499A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED WITH INOP NAV AND COM EQUIPMENT IFR IN NIGHT IMC. COLLIDED WITH HILL TURNING BACK TO AIRPORT.

## 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 LAX91FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA022), Oct 29, 1990: Piper PA-22-108 (N5052Z), Oceanside, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INITIATING AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT WITHOUT OPERATING AIR/GROUND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE AFTER APPARENTLY DECIDING TO RETURN TO THE…

## Other reports on N5052Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730125000969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730125000969A), Jan 25, 1973: Piper PA22 (N5052Z), Visalia, CA, Substantial damage

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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