Piper PA-28-140B N8188N
15 April 1985 · Moorpark, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 April 1985 at about 02:51 local time, a Piper PA-28-140B registered N8188N was involved in an accident near Moorpark, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moorpark, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.3103, -118.8698
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140B
- Registration
- N8188N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Apple Valley → Pacoima
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA203
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT PLT BECAME DISORIENTED WHILE ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT DURING WICH HE WAS ON TOP OF AN OVERCAST. FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS BEING RADAR VECTORED TO AN ARPT. A FORCED LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON A FREEWAY OFFRAMP AND THE ACFT'S WING STRUCK A GUARD RAIL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-236 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | Taylor MacHine Co. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Cherry Valley, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Washington Twp., Indiana, United States | Bowman Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 29 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-30 | Death Valley, California, United States | Underwood Assoc. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |