# NTSB LAX71AL037: Piper PA-28, N95224, San Luis Obsp, CA, December 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Case · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1970
- Place: San Luis Obsp, CA · SAN LUIS OBSP, CA
- Location: 35.2662° N, 120.6684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Luis Obispo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2662&lon=-120.6684&mi=10
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4134   70/12/1 NR.SAN LUIS OBSP,CAL  PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 218
        TIME - 1915                    N95224              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 198 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASO ROBLES,CALIF           SANTA ANA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- OP AT DEP FLD AVSD PLT NOT TO DEPART. NUMEROUS WITNESSES SAW ACFT AT LOW ALT. RECOVERED 5/1/71.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95224](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95224-1972-02-15), registration cancelled 1972-02-15, S/N 28-25849 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane

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.

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