# Accident 20081109851929A: Piper PA32S300, Forest Falls, CA, November 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2008, 11:26 local time
- Place: Forest Falls, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1017° N, 116.8339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1017&lon=-116.8339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312AG-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32S-300 (registry code 7103214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32s-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32S300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 7,209 total, 2,089 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081109851929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 29, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1126 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN IN SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAIN RANGE, NEAR FOREST FALLS, CA.  THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE KILLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES THE NEXT DAY AT APPROXIMATELY 11,000' ELEVATION ABOUT 1/4 MILE WEST OF SAN GORGONIO PEAK.  IFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 WPR09FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA034), Nov 9, 2008: Piper PA-32S-300 (N312AG), Forest Falls, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent impact with mountainous terrain.

## Other reports on N312AG (1)

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

- [Accident 19790329006299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329006299A), Mar 29, 1979: Piper PA32S300 (N312AG), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed for undetermined reason.

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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