- Date
- February 24, 1987, 18:16 local (Feb 25, 1987, 02:16 UTC)
- Place
- Missing Acft (Pacific Ocean)
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N8307HPiper PA-44-180T
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 25430
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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 instructor plt (CFI) & the single-eng, pvt plt (owner) were on a flt to conduct multi-eng training for the new owner. Drg the flt, the crew contacted los angeles TRACON & requested a VOR apch to the santa monica arpt & said they would not be able to maint VFR. TRACON assigned an alt of 3000' & started providing vectors to the flt. Shortly thereafter, radio & radar contact with the Acft were lost as it was flying over ocean waters about 12 mi west of los angeles. Neither the Acft nor the occupants were fnd. The Acft was presumed to have crashed in the ocean & the crew were presumed to have been fatally injured. Rainshowers & a thunderstorm were rprtd to be in the area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8307H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-44-180T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 448107032
- Engine
- Lycoming TO-360-E1A6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edward H. Grinstead
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- VNY · Van Nuys, 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
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 792 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAX, 12 nm away