# Accident 20141121022889A: Piper PA-24-250, Garberville, CA, November 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2014, 10:00 local time
- Place: Garberville, CA
- Airport: Garberville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0767° N, 123.8206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0767&lon=-123.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7428P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7428P-2018-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,115 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141121022889A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS ON APPROACH TO (061) GARBERVILLE AIRPORT.  WEATHER CONDITIONS- 100 FT VISIBILITY WITH RAIN AND HIGH WINDS.  ON FINAL APPROACH PIC HIT A TREE EST.70FT MSL SEVERING THE LEFT WING FROM THE FUSELAGE.  AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED IN THE RIVER AT THE SOUTH END OF THE AIRPORT.  PIC WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AND PRONOUNCED DEAD BY THE LOCAL CORONER. BNH

## 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 WPR15FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA045), Nov 21, 2014: Piper PA 24-250 (N7428P), Garberville, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive damage sustained during the collision and postaccident water immersion.

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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