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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Paradise, CA · September 1, 1996

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Date: September 1, 1996 · 13:45 local
Place: Paradise, CA
Airport: Paradise Skypark Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N627WB
Reported as: Piper PA28236
Reported engine: Lycoming O540J3A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 81 total7 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N627WBRegistered now · Piper PA-28-236S/N 28-7911233 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-236 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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No weather brief prior departure. Turned back but airport fogged in. Descended thru hole. On landing hit rocks.

As the FAA filed it

NO WEATHER BRIEF PRIOR DEPARTURE. TURNED BACK BUT AIRPORT FOGGED IN. DESCENDED THRU HOLE. ON LANDING HIT ROCKS.

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