# Accident 19960717018269A: Piper PA24260, Tennant, CA, July 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1996, 14:15 local time
- Place: Tennant, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8896° N, 121.7404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8896&lon=-121.7404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9324P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9324P-2000-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540N1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717018269A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES FL 150 PRIOR LOSS CONTROL DIVE AND AIRFRAME FAILURE BUILD UPS IN AREA. HYPOXIA AND OR VERTIGO FACTORS.

## 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 LAX96FA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA275), Jul 17, 1996: Piper PA-24-260 (N9324P), Tennant, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions.

## Other reports on N9324P (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870728081749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728081749I), Jul 28, 1987: Piper PA24260 (N9324P), Cape Spencer, AK. Pilot was disoriented. Requested juneau flight service for assistance to airport.
- [Incident 19841118071559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841118071559I), Nov 18, 1984: Piper PA24260 (N9324P), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. After touchdown pilot raised flaps and nose gear followed by mains retracted.
- [Accident 19830331013999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331013999A), Mar 31, 1983: Piper PA24260 (N9324P), Hollister, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft gear and wing hit truck on final approach for night landing.

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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