2 fatal · Piper PA-28R-200 · 2002-08-19 · Echo Summit, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX02FA255
Event ID
20020828X01466
Type
Accident
Date
2002-08-19
Location
Echo Summit, CA, USA
Coordinates
38.783054, -120.033058
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28R-200
Registration
N7794C
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue the flight into the rising mountainous terrain, and subsequent failure to maintain clearance with the trees. Contributing factors were the rising mountainous terrain, and the high density altitude,