20190128005799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Oceanside, CA · January 28, 2019

Date: January 28, 2019 · 21:00 local
Place: Oceanside, CA
Airport: Oceanside Municpal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N37RV
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19FA075
Reported as: Piper PA-28-151
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 945 total53 in this make and model92 in the last 90 days

N37RVRegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2021 · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7515205 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 28, 2019, around 21:00 PST N37RV impacted a hill less than one minute after departure and less than half a mile southwest of the departure end of runway 24 at an elevation of approximately 190 feet. Official weather report from NWS supported site (ASOS) reported weather at kokb at time of departure as ¼-mile visibility and 200 feet vertical visibility due to fog.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 28, 2019, AROUND 21:00 PST N37RV IMPACTED A HILL LESS THAN ONE MINUTE AFTER DEPARTURE AND LESS THAN HALF A MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 24 AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 190 FEET. OFFICIAL WEATHER REPORT FROM NWS SUPPORTED SITE (ASOS) REPORTED WEATHER AT KOKB AT TIME OF DEPARTURE AS ¼-MILE VISIBILITY AND 200 FEET VERTICAL VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR19FA075Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportOceanside, CAThe pilot’s improper decision to depart on the night visual flight rules flight into deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in an in-flight encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and collision with rising terrain.Jan 29, 2019 · Substantial damage