# Accident 19920326009949A: Piper PA28236, Lebec, CA, March 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1992, 16:45 local time
- Place: Lebec, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8609° N, 118.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8609&lon=-118.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4335N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4335N-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,181 total, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920326009949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX92FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA151), Mar 27, 1992: Piper PA 28-236 (N4335N), Lebec, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED INFLIGHT DECISION TO REVERSE COURSE TO AVOID FORECAST ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ICING CONDITIONS AND LIGHTNING.

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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