Piper PA-28 N81814

Summary

On 17 April 1981 at about 07:15 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N81814, operated by Gryphon AVN, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kernville, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 April 1981 at 07:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Kernville, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N81814

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Gryphon AVN

Operating rule

Fixed Base Operator

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

S → Tulare, Ca

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-0546

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

OBSD CLBG TWD GREENHORN MTN PASS.HIT 150FT REDWOOD DRG TURN BFR REACHING PASS.D/A APPX 12700FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.