# Accident 20000815006999A: Piper PA24, Independence, CA, August 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2000, 21:50 local time
- Place: Independence, CA
- Airport: Independence Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8307° N, 118.2407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8307&lon=-118.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300P-2000-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000815006999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT FLYING AT NIGHT IMPACTED THE GORUND APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS NORTH OF THE RUNWAY AT THE INDEPENDENCE, CA. AIRPORT. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES.

## 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 LAX00FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA302), Aug 16, 2000: Piper PA-24 (N300P), Independence, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Factors included night conditions, cockpit lighting, which compromised the pilot's night vision, and drug impairment.

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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