37.0064° N, 121.5853° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilroy, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 3, 1991 · 12:50 local
Place
Gilroy, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N44984
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft observed being flown about 200 ft AGL in downtown areas. Pilot making tight turns at high speed.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT OBSERVED BEING FLOWN ABOUT 200 FT AGL IN DOWNTOWN AREAS. PILOT MAKING TIGHT TURNS AT HIGH SPEED.