1 fatal · PIPER PA-28-161 · 1991-01-03 · GLENDALE, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX91FA065
Event ID
20001212X16322
Type
Accident
Date
1991-01-03
Location
GLENDALE, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.160549, -118.259552
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28-161
Registration
N39778
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO TURN TO THE LEFT, WHICH RESULTED IN FLIGHT TOWARD HIGHER TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.