# Accident 19920505013329A: Piper PA32301, Camarillo, CA, May 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1992, 22:03 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2306° N, 119.0695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2306&lon=-119.0695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8408V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8408V-1992-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 118 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920505013329A

## Narrative

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

AFTER UNEVENTFUL IFR FLIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN ON THIRD MISSED APPROACH.

## 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 LAX92FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA201), May 6, 1992: Piper PA-32-301 (N8408V), Camarillo, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED INSTRUMENT MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE, AND HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE A TIMELY CLIMB AFTER BEING GIVEN A LOW ALTITUDE ALERT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

## Other reports on N8408V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810911080519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810911080519I), Sep 11, 1981: Piper PA32R301 (N8408V), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Pilot overshot runway while landing. Hit a ditch. Minor damage to nosewheel,left main gear, bent propeller.

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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