Piper PA-28-140 accident near Bridgeport, CA
On December 22, 2006, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bridgeport, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 22, 2006
- Place
- Bridgeport, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.287°N, 119.042°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070111X00041
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 22, 2006, about 1035 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N8001H, collided with terrain near Bridgeport, California. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The non-instrument rated private pilot was killed; impact forces destroyed the airplane. The cross-country personal flight departed Yerington, Nevada, at an undetermined time, with a planned destination of Lone Pine, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. A family member reported to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the pilot had not arrived at his intended destination. The FAA issued an Alert Notification (ALNOT) at 1400. The Civil Air Patrol commenced search and rescue operations in the vicinity where FAA radar showed a few primary targets that matched the airplane's estimated flight path. Aerial units located the wreckage at 0900 on December 23, in mountainous terrain. A review of radar data provided by the FAA revealed a primary target that was tracking on a southerly course along the California and Nevada state line at an altitude of 11,500 feet mean sea level (msl) and a ground speed of 105 knots. The target descended to 9,900 feet as it initiated a right turn followed by a loss of radar contact. A second primary target appeared approximately 11 minutes later, about 10 miles west of where the first primary target lost radar contact. The radar data depicted the second primary target on a northerly heading with a ground speed of 65 knots. The las
Probable cause
The pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was mountain obscuration.
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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.
