# NTSB LAX79FVA31: Piper PA-44, N2160E, Kernville, CA, May 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1979
- Place: Kernville, CA · KERNVILLE, CA
- Location: 35.7550° N, 118.4309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kernville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7550&lon=-118.4309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FVA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3758   79/5/4    KERNVILLE,CA        PIPER PA-44         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1625                    N2160E              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            35, 5422 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERN VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURBANK,CA                  KERNVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOW APCH TO RWY COVERED WITH WATER.UN GO-AROUND DUE TERRAIN.LNDD ON RWY UNDER CONST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2160E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2160E-2017-03-24), registration cancelled 2017-03-24, S/N 44-7995149, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44
- Registry model: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kern Valley

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790504009349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790504009349A), May 4, 1979: Piper PA44180, Kernville, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted a go around, had a rough engine. Attempted landing resulted in crash. No engine malfunction found

## Other investigations on N2160E (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 ATL95FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA174), Sep 27, 1995: Piper PA-44-180 (N2160E), Columbia, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper IFR procedure by allowing the airplane to descend below the ILS glideslope and by continued descent below the decision height. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness,…

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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