Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Big Pine, CA
On January 21, 2004, a Piper PA-32R-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Big Pine, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 21, 2004
- Place
- Big Pine, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.106°N, 118.299°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040203X00155
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 21, 2004, at 0845 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-32R-300, N8701E, impacted mountainous terrain near Big Pine, California. Ameriflight, Inc., operated the airplane as AMF flight 132 under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 135 as a nonscheduled cargo flight. The airplane was destroyed in the post-impact fire. The airline transport pilot (ATP), the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The cross-country flight departed the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (BUR), Burbank, California, at 0640. The flight was scheduled to terminate at the Mammoth Airport, Mammoth, California. Planned stops were at the Inyokern Airport, Inyokern, California, and the Bishop Airport, Bishop, California. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rules (VFR) company flight plan had been filed. Witnesses in the accident area stated that there was no significant weather at the time of the accident, and that it was "clear blue skies." One witness stated that he was outside at the time, and did not hear the airplane because he was listening to the radio. However, when he looked up from what he was doing he saw a black cloud of smoke and called the Inyo County Sheriff's Department to report a possible downed aircraft. There were no reports of communications between the pilot and the controlling Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facilities. According to the FAA, their radar coverage is not available below 10,000 feet in the Owens Valley area where the accident occurred. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A review of the FAA airman records revealed the pilot h
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with mountainous terrain for undetermined reasons.
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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.
