# Accident 20161122018679A: Piper PA-28-181, Upland, CA, November 22, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2016, 04:20 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1644° N, 117.6650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1644&lon=-117.6650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6912C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6912C-2019-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360-A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,557 total, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161122018679A

## Narrative

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

ON NOV. 22, 2016, N6912C DEPARTED RUNWAY 24 AT CABLE (KCCB) AT 0417 PST IN VFR CONDITIONS OF TOTAL DARKNESS. PILOT MADE A CLIMBING LEFT-HAND 270 DEGREE TURN HEADING ABOUT 025 DEGREES. PILOT LEVELED AT 3000 FEET MSL AND CONTACTED ONTARIO TOWER (KONT)REQUESTING TRANSITION TO RIVERSIDE (KRAL). A 1200 CODE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED NORTH OF CABLE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSTRUCTED TO SQUAWK IDENT AND THEN SUDDENLY DROPPED OFF RADAR COVERAGE. THE  AIRCRAFT STRUCK TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 3.25 NM NNE OF CCB AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 2,960? MSL AT 0420 PST.

## 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 WPR17FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA025), Nov 22, 2016: Piper PA 28-181 (N6912C), Upland, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain in dark night conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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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