- Date
- November 24, 1983, 20:05 local (Nov 25, 1983, 04:05 UTC)
- Place
- Oceanside, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6295TPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831124075119A
- Case key
- 23911
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Before takeoff, the plt received a wx briefing & was advised to expect IFR conditions in the vicinity of Oceanside, CA & that moderate turbulence existed below 20,000 ft. after takeoff, he obtained an IFR clearance to climb & cruise at 6000 ft. at about 2005 PST, ATC lost radio & radar contact with the acft. Later, the acft was found where it had crashed in mountainous terrain, about 1/5 mi from where the last transponder reply was noted. An exam of the wreckage revealed both outer wing panels, the right stabilator & the vertical stabilizer had separated & were found 130 to 612 ft from the main wreckage. Also, the remainder of the empennage had separate & was 31 ft from the main wreckage & the bottom section of the fuselage & rotating beacon were 823 ft away. There was evidence the main wreckage had impactedin a near vertical descent. All separated parts had evidence of overload failure. Personnel near the accident site reported "shafts of heavy rain." At aprx 2018, a Cessna 210 plt rptd heavy rain about 1 mi north of the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6295T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1404
- Airframe hours
- 2,958
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1C5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation Unlimited
- Registered owner
- Jerry J. Helmuth
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 2, 1983 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- SEE · San Diego, CA
- Destination
- EMT · El Monte, CA
- Flight plan
- Unknown
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
- 48
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,450 total · 2 in this make and model · 3,167 as pilot in command · 126 in the last 90 days · 44 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 140 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRQ, 16 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.