# Accident 20061222027559A: Piper PA28140, Bridgeport, CA, December 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2867° N, 119.0422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2867&lon=-119.0422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8001H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8001H-2018-01-25) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 112 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061222027559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A PIPER CHEROKEE, N8001H, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED YERINGTON, NV AIRPORT (O43) ENROUTE TO SANTA MONICA, CA (SMO). THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AT AN UNKNOWN TIME IN A REMOTE MOUNTAINOUS AREA APPROXIMATELY 9 NM EAST OF BRIDGEPORT, CA (O57) AND APPROXIMATELY 43 NM SOUTH OF YERINGTON. THE WRECKAGE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN ALMOST VERTICAL DESCENT. THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED. AMENDMENT WILL BE ADDED TO THIS STATEMENT IF FURTHER INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 LAX07FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA061), Dec 22, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N8001H), Bridgeport, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was mountain…

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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