19941227042329A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Imperial, CA · December 27, 1994

Date: December 27, 1994 · 18:23 local
Place: Imperial, CA
Airport: Imperial County
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4647R
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX95FA062
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total

N4647RRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 1995 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 2821401 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140

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What happened

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Missed airport. Low on fuel. Tried land on highway. Unable began climbing turn. Lost reference lights. Crashed.

As the FAA filed it

MISSED AIRPORT. LOW ON FUEL. TRIED LAND ON HIGHWAY. UNABLE BEGAN CLIMBING TURN. LOST REFERENCE LIGHTS. CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX95FA062Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHoltville, CAthe pilot's becoming lost/disoriented during a night cross- country flight at a time the flight was in a critical low fuel state, and his failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around from an aborted precautionary landing. Factors in the accident…Dec 28, 1994 · Destroyed