# NTSB LAX80FA004: Piper PA-32, N331JB, Ontario, CA, October 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1979
- Place: Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
- Location: 34.0633° N, 117.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0633&lon=-117.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3076  79/10/14 NR.ONTARIO,CA         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2610
        TIME - 0930                    N331JB              PX-  4  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1470 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA VERNE,CA                 LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MTN TOPS OBSC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N331JB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331JB-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 32-447, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19791014037169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014037169A), Oct 14, 1979: Piper PA32260, Ontario, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Tried to climb over mountains. VFR. Hit trees on top of 6000 ft mountain. Cloud level at 6000 ft.

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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