1 fatal · Piper PA-28-140 · 2006-12-22 · Bridgeport, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX07FA061
Event ID
20070111X00041
Type
Accident
Date
2006-12-22
Location
Bridgeport, CA, USA
Coordinates
38.286666, -119.042221
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-140
Registration
N8001H
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was mountain obscuration.