# Accident 20140706013829A: Piper PA-28R-180, Lake Elsnore, CA, July 6, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2014, 09:25 local time
- Place: Lake Elsnore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6500° N, 117.3975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6500&lon=-117.3975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3723T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3723T-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140706013829A

## Narrative

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

N3723T, A PA-28R-180, DEPARTED FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT (F70) AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 PDT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH THREE PERSONS ONBOARD.  AT APPROXIMATELY 0925 PDT, N3723T CRASHED INTO A HILL LOCATED BETWEEN TWO ORCHARDS COMING TO REST IN A RAVINE NORTHEAST OF LAKE ELSINORE.  ALL ONBOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 WPR14FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA282), Jul 6, 2014: Piper PA 28R-180 (N3723T), Lake Elsinore, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control when the landing gear unintentionally extended while maneuvering at low altitude and airspeed, which increased the airplane’s drag and decreased its…

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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