Piper PA-18-150 N83380

Summary

On 21 July 1986 at about 02:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N83380 was involved in an accident near Corona, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 July 1986 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Corona, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N83380

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Huntingtonbeach → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86FA297

1 person died.

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 PILOT STATED TO FIRE PERSONNEL THAT AS HE APPROACHED TOUCHDOWN, THE SUN GOT IN HIS EYES AND A CROSS WIND PUSHED HIM OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE RIGHT WHEEL, VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CARTWHEELED DOWN THE SIDE OF A HILL AND CAUGHT FIRE AFTER COMING TO REST. THE AIRSTRIP IS ON TOP OF A RIDGE WITH 30 DEG SLOPES AT THE EDGES OF THE RWY. AS CALCULATED, THE SUN WAS 5 DEG ABOVE THE HORIZON AND ABOUT 21 DEG RIGHT OF HIS CENTER VISION REFERENCE POINT. FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SAID THE WINDS WERE ABOUT 45 DEGREES LEFT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING AT ABOUT 17 KTS WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 30 KTS. THE FACTORY FLIGHT TESTED MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSS WIND CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT IS 13 KTS. THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP HAS NO WIND DIRECTION OR SPEED INDICATORS ON THE FACILITY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.