- Date
- February 12, 1984, 13:52 local (21:52 UTC)
- Place
- Oakland, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4304KPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840212003439A
- Case key
- 23936
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Analysis
The plt left the traffic pattern where the weather was VMC and proceeded northbound into IMC weather. The plt had just checked out in this acft. The field elevation of departure is 47 ft MSL. Thirteen miles north the terrain was mountainous and the acft collides with rising terrain at an elevation of 1575 ft MSL in weather described as 'zero-zero'by ground witnesses. The acft impacted trees 6O ft AGL before ground impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4304K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8390063
- Airframe hours
- 87
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360 A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Performance Aircraft Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HWD
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--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 277 total · 2 in this make and model · 245 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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