# NTSB LAX82FUG17: Piper PA-32R-301T, N8214L, San Gorgonio, CA, September 23, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: September 23, 1982, 16:27 local (23:27 UTC)
- Place: San Gorgonio, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FUG17
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72496/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUG17

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, cruise - normal
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8214L-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N 32R-8029094, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T (PA-32R-301)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (registry code 7103220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32R-8029094
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820923049199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820923049199A), Sep 23, 1982: Piper PA32R301T, Banning, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed into side of mountain in VFR weather conditions. Cause undetermined.

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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