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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Gorman, CA · October 30, 2000

Date: October 30, 2000 · 08:10 local
Place: Gorman, CA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N16503
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX01LA029
Reported as: Piper PA28140

N16503Registration cancelled Dec 23, 2004 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7325286 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) A/c stalled and crashed near the I-5 freeway in Gorman, CA. The a/c was observed attempting to climb just above freeway traffic, and was observed to be struggling to climb, and then stalled into terrain. The pilot attempted to climb at the same grade as the I-5 interstate freeway, which is a 7% grade, leading up to the 4100' elevation of the Gorman pass.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A/C STALLED AND CRASHED NEAR THE I-5 FREEWAY IN GORMAN, CA. THE A/C WAS OBSERVED ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB JUST ABOVE FREEWAY TRAFFIC, AND WAS OBSERVED TO BE STRUGGLING TO CLIMB, AND THEN STALLED INTO TERRAIN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB AT THE SAME GRADE AS THE I-5 INTERSTATE FREEWAY, WHICH IS A 7% GRADE, LEADING UP TO THE 4100' ELEVATION OF THE GORMAN PASS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX01LA029Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGorman, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's use of impairing medications.Oct 30, 2000 · Substantial damage