19951223042359A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · San Jose, CA · December 23, 1995

Date
December 23, 1995 · 00:19 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
JIKA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N27954
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96FA078
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2

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What happened

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Flew into mountain at night VFR during vectors for ILS. Instrument profiency check. ATC failed alert pilot.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO MOUNTAIN AT NIGHT VFR DURING VECTORS FOR ILS. INSTRUMENT PROFIENCY CHECK. ATC FAILED ALERT PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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