ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36755
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| Date: | Saturday 20 March 1999 |
| Time: | 10:41 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Aerodrome Aircraft Rental |
| Registration: | N2529W |
| MSN: | 28-8516076 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5851 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lytle Creek, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Redlands, CA (L12) |
| Agua Dulce, CA (L70) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot and student pilot passenger departed in visual flight conditions for a personal cross-country flight to another airport. The flight was to take them through a mountainous pass that was observed from the flight school office to be obscured in clouds. The flight school operator stated that while fueling the airplane they could see a storm coming and advised the pilot to stay over the highway and to avoid the clouds. He told the pilot if he inadvertently got into the clouds he was to make an immediate 180-degree turn back to where it was clear. A ground witness observed the airplane at the base of the clouds, where it banked left and flew from his view. He subsequently heard an impact noise. The witness relocated his position and was able to see the crash site. He hiked back to his vehicle and called authorities.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions resulting in impact with high terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX99FA125
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] |
| 26-Nov-2017 10:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 08:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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