# Accident 19910319006559A: Piper PA28R201T, Vacaville, CA, March 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1991, 22:20 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4107° N, 122.0093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4107&lon=-122.0093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2776M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2776M-1991-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910319006559A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN JUST BELOW A RIDGE. APPEARED UNCERTAIN OF TERRAIN IN AREA.

## 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 LAX91FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA138), Mar 20, 1991: Piper PA-28R-201T (N2776M), Vacaville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT AT NIGHT UNDER LOW CLOUDS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE OVER RISING TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE ADVERSE WEATHER…

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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