- Date
- April 14, 1985, 18:51 local (Apr 15, 1985, 02:51 UTC)
- Place
- Moorpark, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8188NPiper PA-28-140B
- Weather
- Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850414014229A
- Case key
- 24693
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Analysis
The student plt became disoriented while on a solo x-country flt during wich he was on top of an overcast. Fuel exhaustion occurred while he was being radar vectored to an arpt. A forced landing was attempted on a freeway offramp and the acft's wing struck a guard rail causing substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8188N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-25385
- Airframe hours
- 2,398
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frank De Stefano
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 19, 1985 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- APV · Apple Valley, CA
- Destination
- WNP · Pacoima, CA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 103 total · 61 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OXR, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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