# Accident 20190128005799A: Piper PA-28-151, Oceanside, CA, January 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2019, 21:00 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Airport: Oceanside Municpal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2106° N, 117.3692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2106&lon=-117.3692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37RV-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 945 total, 53 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190128005799A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR19FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA075), Jan 29, 2019: Piper PA28 (N37RV), Oceanside, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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