ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375615
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| Date: | Saturday 8 February 1986 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Bruce Seaman |
| Registration: | N9974W |
| MSN: | 28-23522 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3667 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Joshua Tree, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake Elsinore, CA (L49) |
| Bullhead, AZ (P06) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON FEB 28 1986, AT 0830 PST, A PIPER PA-28 COLLIDED WITH A TREE AFTER A FORCED LANDING. IMC PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A/C FLEW INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS ENROUTE AND CLIMBED TO 11,000 FEET MSL TO GET ABOVE IT. DURING THE CLIMB IMC WAS ENCOUNTERED. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND ALTITUDE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS PARTIALLY ON THROUGHOUT THE CLIMB AND FULL ON DURING CRUISE AT 11,000 FEET WITH THE MIXTURE FULL RICH. THE AIRCRAFT BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 200 FEET AGL IN SNOW SHOWERS. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN ROUGH TERRAIN ADJACENT TO ROAD PARALLELED BY WIRES.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX86LA111
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2024 07:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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