- Date
- September 23, 1982, 16:27 local (23:27 UTC)
- Place
- San Gorgonio, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8214LPiper PA-32R-301T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820923049199A
- Case key
- 72496
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed into the south face of mount San Gorgonio at approximately 8,300 ft MSL. It appeared the acft was in level flt & at a high speed at impact. Witnesses in the area reported the weather was VFR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8214L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301T (PA-32R-301)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-8029094
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Douglas Kruse
- Registered owner
- Douglas Kruse
- Departed
- Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- Long Beach, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 18,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 187 °F
- Observed at
- BUO, 25 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.