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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Lebec, CA · March 26, 1992

Date
March 26, 1992 · 16:45 local
Place
Lebec, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4335N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92FA151
Reported as
Piper PA28236
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,181 total62 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Continued flight into known area thunderstorms,lightning and icing. Lost control. Wings and empennage separated.

As the FAA filed it

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREA THUNDERSTORMS,LIGHTNING AND ICING. LOST CONTROL. WINGS AND EMPENNAGE SEPARATED.

NTSB investigation

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