1 fatal · Piper PA-28R-180 · 2004-02-28 · Pine Mtn Club, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX04FA139
Event ID
20040308X00291
Type
Accident
Date
2004-02-28
Location
Pine Mtn Club, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.865833, -119.164169
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28R-180
Registration
N7687J
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's continued visual flight into adverse weather conditions at night, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain. The pilot's failure to obtain preflight weather information for the route of flight was also causal.