- Date
- September 3, 1983, 23:00 local (Sep 4, 1983, 06:00 UTC)
- Place
- Clearlake, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N252EZPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830903045929A
- Case key
- 23842
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the plt made an apch to rwy 30 at night in calm wind conditions. He reported that on final apch, he allowed the airspeed to get low & the acft stalled and struck the ground approximately 300 feet short of the rwy. The rwy was equipped with medium intensity lights which were operating.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N252EZ
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2133
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Norville D. Tanner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 27, 1983 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- 4NZ · Nut Tree, CA
- Airport
- 209 · Pearce Field, runway 30, 2,485 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 319 total · 66 in this make and model · 255 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.