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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Oceano, CA · August 18, 1991

Date
August 18, 1991 · 13:00 local
Place
Oceano, CA
Airport
Oceano County Airport
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2526C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA365
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
370 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Became missing. Wreckage in ocean. Passengers body washed up on beach. Marginal weather in area. Stratus and fog.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME MISSING. WRECKAGE IN OCEAN. PASSENGERS BODY WASHED UP ON BEACH. MARGINAL WEATHER IN AREA. STRATUS AND FOG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.