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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Caliente, CA · September 21, 1996

Date
September 21, 1996 · 15:30 local
Place
Caliente, CA
Airport
Shadow Mountain Aristrip Airport
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2393W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96FA340
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
435 total

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What happened

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

Tried to land downwind. Went around stalled and struck trees. Mountain terrain in area. CFI flying aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO LAND DOWNWIND. WENT AROUND STALLED AND STRUCK TREES. MOUNTAIN TERRAIN IN AREA. CFI FLYING AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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