Piper PA-28-236 accident near Lost Hills, CA
On November 21, 1996, a Piper PA-28-236 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lost Hills, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 21, 1996
- Place
- Lost Hills, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-236 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.610°N, 119.899°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07057
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 20, 1996, about 2034 hours Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-28-236, N8447B, en route to Bermuda Dunes, California, experienced an in-flight breakup and crashed near Lost Hills, California. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot received fatal injuries. The aircraft was operated as a personal flight by the pilot/owner when the accident occurred. The flight originated in Hayward, California, at 1910. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed from about 4,000 to 14,000 feet msl near the accident site, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was reported overdue about 0220 on November 21, 1996, by family members concerned that the aircraft had not reached its destination. An ALNOT was issued and a search was initiated. The main aircraft wreckage was located in an agricultural field near the intersection of County Line and Corcoran roads about 0800 by Kern County Sheriff's deputies. The wings and tail section were found north of County Line road in Tulare county. A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Control records disclosed no evidence that any preflight or in-flight weather briefings, communications, or other in-flight services had been provided, nor had the aircraft been positively identified on radar by any facility. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot obtained his private pilot certificate on December 23, 1991. The pilot's logbook showed that his last simulated instrument flight was 0.9 hours on June 8, 1992. The pilot's last flight was of 4.2 hours duration on August 3, 1996, in the accident aircraft. The logboo
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.
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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.
