- Date
- September 15, 1984, 12:02 local (19:02 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Paula, CA
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8279LPiper PA-28-236
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840915049219A
- Case key
- 24001
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Analysis
After departing rwy 22 at Santa Paula arpt, the acft flew sw along the Santa clara river + struck a telephone wire 2.6 sm from the rwy end. Witnesses saw acft fly level at about 8O ft AGL with normal power sounds prior to wire contact. Thewire strike caused the inflight separation of the outboard left wing panel and the acft impacted in a marshy portion of the river bed about 450 ft beyond the wire. Investigation revealed no pre-impact mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8279L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-236
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 288111012
- Airframe hours
- 899
- Engine
- Lycoming O540J3A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Mark N. Boss
- Registered owner
- Christopher A. Kern
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 13, 1984 · 73 hours before
- Departed
- SZP · Santa Paula, CA
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Airport
- SZP · Santa Paula, runway 22, 2,650 × 40 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,800 total · 25 in this make and model · 2,620 as pilot in command · 115 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OXR, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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