- Date
- January 8, 1985, 23:20 local (Jan 9, 1985, 07:20 UTC)
- Place
- Beaumont, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N29493Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850108002169A
- Case key
- 24628
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Analysis
The acft was on a personal VFR flt to santa barbara, CA, on a dark ovcst night. Marginal VFR conditions with lgt rain prevailed. Gnd witnesses rptd the acft was following the hwy at about 200 ft AGL prior to the accident. The plt rptd he inadvertently began following the wrong hwy and that he was turning the acft to the left to reverse direction when the acft collided with the rising terrain. The plt and passenger reported the acft and engine were performing normally before the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29493
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7916433
- Airframe hours
- 1,963
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William Morrison
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1984 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- PSP · Palm Springs, CA
- Destination
- SBA · Santa Barbara, 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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 696 total · 166 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RIV, 14 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.