- Date
- March 27, 1983, 20:34 local (Mar 28, 1983, 04:34 UTC)
- Place
- Gorman, CA
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4235RPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830327009939A
- Case key
- 23657
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Encountering clouds enroute the plt descended to fly through the teton pass. After confirming a VFR check point, he commenced a climb. Shortly thereafter the acft struck a powerline.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4235R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-40600
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1A5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nri Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 8, 1982
- Departed
- VGT · Las Vegas, NV
- Destination
- CCR · Concord, 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 231 total · 26 in this make and model · 187 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4235R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.