- Date
- April 10, 1984, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Mathews, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2314PPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840410068649A
- Case key
- 24231
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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 was making a go-around from about 100 AGL and collided with rising terrain. According to the plt the engine failed to respond properly. According to the passenger the engine response was normal. The investigation revealed that the acft was overweight by a minimum of 49 pounds.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2314P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3879A0941
- Airframe hours
- 1,280
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Barron Aviation Co
- Registered owner
- Howard Luttrell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 14, 1983 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- L66 · Corona, CA
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 491 total · 12 in this make and model · 443 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 2 knots, gusting 3
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.