# Accident 19960208001481A: Piper PA28181, Ramona, CA, February 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1996
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Location: 33.0695° N, 116.8294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0695&lon=-116.8294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N791CR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N791CR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960208001481A

## Narrative

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

ON DOWNWIND LEG FROM RUNWAY, COLLIDED WITH 216JM, LANDED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N216JM, Avions R2160: [Accident 19960208001482A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960208001482A)

## 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 LAX96FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA108), Feb 8, 1996: Piper PA-28-181 (N791CR), Ramona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in their failure to see and avoid each other.

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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