20021216034459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Anaheimhills, CA · December 16, 2002

Date: December 16, 2002 · 22:30 local
Place: Anaheimhills, CA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6268P
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03FA051
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N6268PRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1376 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft encountered turbulence 10 miles north of sna airport while being vectored to the ILS approach in IMC conditions. The aircraft broke up inflight and parts were scattered over a 1/4 mile area in anaheim hills. The aircraft crashed into a garage and caught fire. Both the pilot and passenger were killed. Nobody on the ground was injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE 10 MILES NORTH OF SNA AIRPORT WHILE BEING VECTORED TO THE ILS APPROACH IN IMC CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT BROKE UP INFLIGHT AND PARTS WERE SCATTERED OVER A 1/4 MILE AREA IN ANAHEIM HILLS. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A GARAGE AND CAUGHT FIRE. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED. NOBODY ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED.

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 LAX03FA051Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAnaheim Hills, CAthe pilot's encounter with forecast severe turbulence during an inadvertent penetration of an intense weather cell, which resulted in the pilot exceeding the design structural limits of the airplane. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate…Dec 16, 2002 · Destroyed