- Date
- August 27, 1984, 10:24 local (17:24 UTC)
- Place
- Yucaipa, CA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N15699Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840827043649A
- Case key
- 23993
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Analysis
The acft was observed with its' wing dipping as it flew low over a valley. The acft then touched down in a fld, collidedwith a boulder and a tractor trailer. Examination of the acft disclosed no evidence of a malfunction. The accident site is 6 miles east of the departure arpt. The terrain between the arpt and the accident site slopes up 6 deg. Arpt elev 1572 ft, density alt 4000 ft. accident site elev 2650 ft, density alt 5100 ft. OAT 90 deg and flaps extended down 10 deg.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15699
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7325138
- Airframe hours
- 3,339
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sheng-Jen Cheng
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 21, 1983 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- L12 · Redlands, CA
- Destination
- LAS · Las Vegas, NV
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 175 total · 104 in this make and model · 128 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N15699 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.