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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1982 |
| Time: | 16:27 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-301T |
| Owner/operator: | Douglas Kruse |
| Registration: | N8214L |
| MSN: | 32R-8029094 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Gorgonio, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ |
| Long Beach, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED INTO THE SOUTH FACE OF MOUNT SAN GORGONIO AT APPROXIMATELY 8,300 FT MSL. IT APPEARED THE ACFT WAS IN LEVEL FLT & AT A HIGH SPEED AT IMPACT. WITNESSES IN THE AREA REPORTED THE WEATHER WAS VFR. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X04773_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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