# Accident 19950303003229A: Piper PA23150, Oceanside, CA, March 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1995, 09:38 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2001° N, 117.3494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2001&lon=-117.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1260P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1260P-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 829 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950303003229A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TOP OF RIDGE AND IMPACTED CANYON WALL SCUD RUNNING EN ROUTE. AIRMET FOR LOW CLOUDS, FOG IN AREA.

## 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 LAX95FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA129), Mar 3, 1995: Piper PA-23-150 (N1260P), Oceanside, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL VFR FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. THE LOW CEILING WAS A FACTOR.

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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