# Accident 20050228004069A: Piper PA28181, Yucaipa, CA, February 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2005, 19:00 local time
- Place: Yucaipa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0375° N, 116.9875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0375&lon=-116.9875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2954P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2954P-2006-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 13 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050228004069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 28, 2005, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ A PRIVATE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ A PASSENGER RENTED PIPER PA-28-181, N2954P, FROM M.I. AIR, REDLANDS AIRPORT, REDLANDS, CA. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO OBTAIN NIGHT VFR PILOT-IN-COMMAND TIME FOR ^PRIVACY DATA^ AND DEPARTED REDLANDS AIRPORT AT 1846. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OWNER OF M.I. AIR ON MARCH 1, 2005, AT 0800. THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT LOCATED THE WRECKAGE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, 9.00 NM SOUTHEAST OF REDLANDS AIRPORT AROUND 14:00. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 100 FEET BELOW A RIDGELINE AT THE 4,100 FOOT MSL, ABOUT ONE HOUR AFTER TAKEOFF ON FEBRUARY 28, 2005. THE THREE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 LAX05FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA106), Mar 1, 2005: Piper PA-28-181 (N2954P), Yucaipa, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the private pilot and the flight instructor to maintain adequate terrain clearance while flying in unfamiliar mountainous terrain in dark night conditions.

## Other reports on N2954P (1)

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

- [Incident 19910619038069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910619038069I), Jun 19, 1991: Piper PA28181 (N2954P). Engine failure en route. Forced landing on a road.

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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