# Accident 20020723018719A: Piper PA28140, Arcata - Eureka, CA, July 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2002, 14:57 local time
- Place: Arcata - Eureka, CA
- Airport: Arcata Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8158° N, 123.9908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8158&lon=-123.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8801N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8801N-2002-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020723018719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE SEATTLE CENTER PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT DATED JULY 23, 2002, UTC, 2200UTC N8801N WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS APPROACH FOR THE SECOND TIME AT 2153:433 TO RUNWAY 32 AT THE ARCATA AIRPORT, MCKINLEYVILLE, CA. AT 2156:33 THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED A FREQUENCY CHANGE FROM SEATTLE CENTER. N8801N CRASHED AND BURNED BETWEEN KNEES INTERSECTION AND THE ILS OUTER MARKER AND WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AROUND 1700 PDT DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.

## 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 LAX02FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA234), Jul 23, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N8801N), Kneeland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the trees while executing an instrument approach. Contributing factors were the clouds and obscuration weather conditions.

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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