- Date
- March 28, 1988, 13:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Valley Center, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4376FPiper PA-28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880328070749A
- Case key
- 25974
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses observed the acft rotate to a high pitch attitude during the initial climb after takeoff. They said the acft then entered a left turn & descended to the ground. Impact occurred on rising terrain, beyond a gully, about 200 ft east of the departure end of rwy 17. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found during an exam of the acft, though it was extensively damaged during impact. The plt had rprtd 2000 hrs of flt time drg application for a medical cert on 4/29/87. A drug screen of the plt's urine showed the presence of marijuana metabolites. A toxicology check of his blood showed a carboxy-thc level of 47 ng/ml. A partially smoked marijuana cigarette, a marijuana pipe with filters & some unidentified seeds were found in the cabin of the acft after the acdnt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4376F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287715026
- Airframe hours
- 3,408
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Barwick, Kenneth D.
- Registered owner
- Ken Barwick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 15, 1987 · 307 hours before
- Destination
- L16 · Huntington Bch, CA
- Airport
- Blackington (Pvt), runway 17, 2,200 × ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAN, 34 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.