# Accident 19960322004799A: Piper PA28140, Moreno Valley, CA, March 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1996, 12:41 local time
- Place: Moreno Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9205° N, 117.2407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9205&lon=-117.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17D-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960322004799A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL. CRASHED INTO CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. AIRMETS FOR CLOUDS FOG, RAIN 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 LAX96FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA139), Mar 22, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N17D), Moreno Valley, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: VFR flight by the noninstrument-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The terrain and adverse weather conditions were related factors.

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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