# Accident 20090320003969A: Piper PA32300, Corona, CA, March 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2009, 08:40 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9036° N, 117.6142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9036&lon=-117.6142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55962, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55962-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 350 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090320003969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WITHIN TWO MINUTES OF TAKEOFF FROM CORONA (AJO) AIRPORT.  WEATHER WAS LOW FOG AND LESS THAN 1 MILE VISIBILITY, 200 FT OVERCAST.  AIRCRAFT NEVER FLEW MORE THAN 1100 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

## 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 WPR09FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA158), Mar 20, 2009: Piper PA-32-300 (N55962), Corona, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain airplane control during climb due to spatial disorientation while flying in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of…

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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