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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Moreno Valley, CA · March 22, 1996

Date
March 22, 1996 · 12:41 local
Place
Moreno Valley, CA
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N17D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96FA139
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
11,500 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control. Crashed into cloud obscured mountain. Airmets for clouds fog, rain in area.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL. CRASHED INTO CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. AIRMETS FOR CLOUDS FOG, RAIN IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

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