1 fatal · Piper PA28 · 2019-01-29 · Oceanside, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR19FA075
Event ID
20190129X20312
Type
Accident
Date
2019-01-29
Location
Oceanside, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.210556, -117.36916
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA28
Registration
N37RV
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper decision to depart on the night visual flight rules flight into deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in an in-flight encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and collision with rising terrain.