- Date
- June 12, 1982, 21:55 local (Jun 13, 1982, 04:55 UTC)
- Place
- Yorba Linda, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8311ZPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820612021589A
- Case key
- 73108
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Weather condition - haze/smokeFactor
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Spatial disorientationCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Witnesses observed the acft flying low over the riverside freeway with a high RPM eng sound & in a right turn. The acft continued to roll & turn to the right & crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8311Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8116107
- Airframe hours
- 779
- Engine
- Lycoming 320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- General Aviation Company
- Registered owner
- John Y. Chew
- Departed
- Fullerton, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 214 total · 61 in this make and model · 143 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 142 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ONT, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.