- Date
- December 25, 1982, 14:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Ysabel, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- N4230HPiper PA-14
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821225066679A
- Case key
- 72550
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
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Aircraft
- Registration
- N4230H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14-33
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operator
- Hugh M. Simpson
- Registered owner
- Hugh M. Simpson
- Departed
- L39 · Ramona, CA
- Destination
- RHV · San Jose, CA
- Airport
- Mesa Grande, runway 3, 1,700 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.