# Accident 19901125051999A: Piper PA28161, Livermore, CA, November 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6803° N, 121.7492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6803&lon=-121.7492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2601X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2601X-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 26 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125051999A

## Narrative

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

ISSUED SPECIAL VFR TO DEPART UNDER LOW CEILING,FOG,AND RAIN. COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN. NOT IFR RATED.

## 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 LAX91LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA042), Nov 26, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N2601X), Livermore, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: INADVERTENT FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HER FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND/OR CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND…

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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