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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Kernville, CA · May 17, 1996

Date
May 17, 1996 · 12:50 local
Place
Kernville, CA
Airport
Kern Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N21312
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA202
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
308 total215 in this make and model109 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Encountered downdraft over numbers landing. Impact collapsed landing gear. Aircraft slid down embankment. Destroyed

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT OVER NUMBERS LANDING. IMPACT COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN EMBANKMENT. DESTROYED

NTSB investigation

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