ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34746
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 November 1996 |
| Time: | 21:34 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-236 |
| Owner/operator: | Michael Gygax |
| Registration: | N8447B |
| MSN: | 28-8211007 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1821 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-J3AD5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lost Hills, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hayward, CA (KHWD) |
| Bermuda Dunes, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was found with the wings and empennage separated from the fuselage. The separations were approximately symmetrical on the left and right sides of the aircraft, and overload in character. Recorded weather data indicated clouds and light rain near the accident site at the time of the crash. The pilot was not instrument rated and his logbook did not reveal any recent instrument training or experience. The was no record of the pilot obtaining a preflight or in-flight weather briefing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which led to spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control, and the pilot exceeding the aircraft's design stress limits during an attempted recovery. The noninstrument-rated pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing, the weather conditions, and the dark night were factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX97FA047
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 17:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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