Piper PA-28R-200 accident near Chino Hills, CA
On December 8, 2003, a Piper PA-28R-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chino Hills, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 8, 2003
- Place
- Chino Hills, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.914°N, 117.731°W
- NTSB ID
- 20031212X02024
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 7, 2003, about 1708 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N16264, collided with hilly terrain about 6 miles southwest of Chino Hills, California. The airplane was operated by the owner/pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the accident area, and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight originated at Long Beach, California, at 1649, destined for Corona, California. The airplane departed Long Beach in visual flight rules (VFR) conditions with a 1,300-foot overcast ceiling. At 1653, the pilot contacted the Fullerton (FUL) Air Traffic Control Tower for transitioning through their airspace. At 1700, the pilot requested a frequency change from the Fullerton tower frequency. The FUL weather was VFR with a 1,700-foot overcast. The Long Beach and Corona airports are separated by a range of low hills, which rise to 1,781 feet mean sea level (msl). The accident site was located in the Chino Hills State Park at an elevation of about 1,400 feet msl. Recorded radar data was requested from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control facility. Examination of the recorded radar data by the National Transportation Safety Board investigator revealed a secondary beacon target track, which departed the Long Beach airport at the time the accident airplane departed, and terminated at the accident site. While over the low lying greater metropolitan Los Angeles basin,
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by which he conducted VFR flight into night instrument meteorological conditions. Mountainous terrain, dark night conditions and the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing are contributing 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.
