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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · San Luis Obispo, CA · September 30, 2000

Date: September 30, 2000 · 10:30 local
Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
Airport: San Luis Obispo County
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2493G
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX00FA354
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N2493GRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2000 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-79A0546 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112

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What happened

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(-23) N2493G, a 1979 Piper tomahawk PA39 serial number 38079A left San Luis Obispo airport around 22:30 September 30, 2000, and crashed into tolosa winery located 5 miles se of the San Luis Obispo airport. The pilot had phoned the police reporting the accident and stated he was attemping to return to the airport (San Luis Obispo) due to low visibility and haze.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N2493G, A 1979 PIPER TOMAHAWK PA39 SERIAL NUMBER 38079A LEFT SAN LUIS OBISPO AIRPORT AROUND 22:30 SEPTEMBER 30, 2000, AND CRASHED INTO TOLOSA WINERY LOCATED 5 MILES SE OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO AIRPORT. THE PILOT HAD PHONED THE POLICE REPORTING THE ACCIDENT AND STATED HE WAS ATTEMPING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT (SAN LUIS OBISPO) DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY AND HAZE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX00FA354Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSan Luis Obispo, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while turning to reverse course following inadvertent nighttime flight into instrument meteorological conditions. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in nighttime operations.Oct 1, 2000 · Destroyed

Other reports on N2493G · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19800505012849AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Columbia, CAStudent distracted by near mid-air collision. Wing hit trees while turning base leg for runway.May 5, 1980 · Substantial damage