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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Lost Hills, CA · November 21, 1996

Date
November 21, 1996 · 20:34 local
Place
Lost Hills, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8447B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97FA047
Reported as
Piper PA28236
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
687 total570 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Aircraft came apart in air. Clouds rain in area. Design load exceeded. Possible spiral dive and abrupt pull up.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CAME APART IN AIR. CLOUDS RAIN IN AREA. DESIGN LOAD EXCEEDED. POSSIBLE SPIRAL DIVE AND ABRUPT PULL UP.

NTSB investigation

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