- Date
- April 9, 1987, 21:11 local (Apr 10, 1987, 04:11 UTC)
- Place
- Malibu, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4304FPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870409008909A
- Case key
- 25396
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Analysis
The plt & his 3 passengers met at a bar then decided to go on a local night scenic flt. Subsequently, the acft crashed into the ocean as the plt was demonstrating low flt over the water. The plt & 1 passenger were hospitalized & treated for injuries & hypothermia. The other 2 passengers died from drowning. The surviving passenger said that before the flt, she observed the plt consume 'one corona' after she arrived at the bar. A check of the plt's blood showed an alcohol lvl of 0.02%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4304F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 288316071
- Airframe hours
- 1,760
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rick Voorhies, doing business as Piper Air Center
- Registered owner
- Salvatore Scarantino
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · March 26, 1987 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 122 total · 111 in this make and model · 94 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SMD, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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