# NTSB LAX83FA061: Piper PA-14, N4230H, Santa Ysabel, CA, December 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: December 25, 1982, 14:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Santa Ysabel, CA
- Coordinates: 33.180366, -116.729934 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1804&lon=-116.7299&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72550/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA061

## Analysis

NARRATIVE WILL FOLLOW.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4230H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4230H-1984-06-05), registration cancelled 1984-06-05, S/N 14-33, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-14
- Registry model: [Piper PA-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (registry code 7101402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 14-33
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821225066679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821225066679A), Dec 25, 1982: Piper PA14, Mesa Grande, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. The aircraft impacted the ground during landing. Suspect gusting tailwind led to aircraft stall at low altitude.

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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