19961222039629A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Lucerne Valley, CA · December 22, 1996

Date
December 22, 1996 · 10:44 local
Place
Lucerne Valley, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
C3DA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2377T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97FA070
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1B5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
1,478 total100 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Icing conditions turbulence and cabin door popped open. Observed low. Rolled inverted. Dove into grond. Burned.

As the FAA filed it

ICING CONDITIONS TURBULENCE AND CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN. OBSERVED LOW. ROLLED INVERTED. DOVE INTO GROND. BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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