Piper PA-28R-201T accident near La Verne, CA
On May 2, 1994, a Piper PA-28R-201T (airplane) was involved in an accident near La Verne, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 2, 1994
- Place
- La Verne, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.150°N, 117.760°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01312
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 1, 1994, about 2119 hours Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-201T, N47628, was destroyed during a collision sequence with mountainous terrain near La Verne, California. The private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal night cross-country flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated about 2100 hours at Cable Airport, Claremont, California, and was destined for Whiteman Airport, Pacoima, California. At 1804 on the evening of the accident, the pilot contacted the Riverside Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) and requested specific preflight weather information (abbreviated briefing), prior to departure. At the time of the briefing, the Riverside Flight Service Station had on file a NOTAM (notice to airmen) for the closure of the Whiteman Airport. The closure was for weekdays from 2000 hours to 0600 hours effective April 29, 1994. Review of a transcript of the briefing revealed that the NOTAM information was not given to the pilot. While en route about 2108, the pilot contacted Burbank Approach Control and stated that he was 25 distance measuring equipment miles (DME) east of Van Nuys, California, at 6,500, and was requesting visual flight rules (VFR) advisories from Burbank Approach Control for the route of flight through the Airport Radar Service Area to the Whiteman Airport. The pilot was assigned a transponder code of 5536. The pilot was then advised that the Whiteman Airport was closed for maintenance. The pilot questioned the duration of the closure, and the controller stated,
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF A FLIGHT ROUTE AND EN ROUTE DESCENT ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION AND THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
