- Date
- May 27, 1986, 02:36 local (09:36 UTC)
- Place
- Chino, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N43504Piper PA 28-236
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860527019349A
- Case key
- 24916
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Analysis
The private non-instrument rated pilot, overflew his home airport by 23 nautical miles upon returning from a night cross country flight and descended into a hill. Instrument meteorological conditions were reported in the area due to reduced visibility. The plt had flown 10 hrs during the last 24 hrs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43504
- Reported as
- Piper PA 28-236
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8411015
- Airframe hours
- 419
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- California Aviation
- Registered owner
- Herbert L. Michel, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1986 · 137 hours before
- Departed
- FAT · Fresno, CA
- Destination
- EMT · El Monte, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CNO · Chino
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 115 total · 14 in this make and model · 65 as pilot in command · 66 in the last 90 days · 39 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ONT, 7 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.
Other investigations on N43504 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.