ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 12667
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| Date: | Friday 17 April 1981 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Gryphon Aviation Services |
| Registration: | N81814 |
| MSN: | 28-8016302 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | N Kernville, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kernville, CA |
| Tulare, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
ENGINE FAILURE OBSD CLBG TWD GREENHORN MTN PASS.HIT 150FT REDWOOD DRG TURN BFR REACHING PASS.D/A APPX 12700FT.
Engine failure is not in the official report however, the surviving witness and a witness on the ground that contacted first responders recall the engine making a loud bang before losing altitude and colliding into trees. The official report also states that the reason for the incident was do to the Pilot's inexperience with the aircraft, which was not the case, according to the only survivor in the incident. Survivor was in a coma, so could not be interviewed for official details. (Source) The surviving passenger is my father.
The official report can be found here: http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=27823&key=0
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jun-2014 07:57 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2015 19:48 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
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