ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38540
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 July 1996 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Leroy M. Leale |
| Registration: | N9324P |
| MSN: | 24-4821 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4229 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-N1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tennant, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Reid Hillview, CA (KRHV) |
| Sister, OR (6K5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed San Jose, California, on a cross-country flight to Sisters, Oregon. He obtained a standard preflight weather briefing. Visual flight was not recommended. Cumulus buildups were reported to the pilot. The pilot indicated that he may be overflying the cloud tops. He did not file a flight plan. The pilot's wife was driving to the same location and they talked by cell phone while en route. When the pilot failed to arrive at the destination a search was started. According to radar data, the aircraft was at 15,400 feet when it started a rapid descent. Radar was lost at 11,800 feet. Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft descending near vertically out of broken clouds with the engine at full power. When the aircraft was found, the right outboard wing panel from about station 110 outboard was missing. About a month later the outer wing panel was found. Analysis of the failed structure indicated a positive overload of the wing and the horizontal stabilators.
Probable Cause: the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96FA275
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 March 1983 | N9324P | Private | 0 | Hollister, CA | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 05:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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