- Date
- December 21, 1983, 11:52 local (19:52 UTC)
- Place
- Tehachapi, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N47947Piper PA-28R-201T
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831221062949A
- Case key
- 23919
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft collided with the ground after stalling during a right climbing turn into clouds. Witnesses reported that the initial climb attitude was 'very steep'. No one observed the crash but the engine RPM 'revved up' to a very high RPM 4-5SECONDS prior to the sound of the crash. The ground scars and the wreckage indicate that the acft struck the ground in anear vertical nose down attitude. The acft came to rest inverted about 66 ft from initial impact. Post accident investigation disclosed no pre-impact failures or malfunctions in equipment. There was no evidence to show that the plt received any weather briefing. The visibility was about 2.5 sm and the ceiling was 600 ft overcast. There were snow showers 1/2 mile west of the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47947
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7803044
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-F, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Bruno R. Beilcke
- Registered owner
- James W. Robel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 3, 1983
- Destination
- TOA · Torrance, CA
- Airport
- TSP · Tehachapi, runway 29, 4,000 × 60 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 290° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.