Piper PA-34 N8371U

Summary

On 22 November 1981 at about 01:50 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N8371U, operated by Piper Air CTR, was involved in an accident during in flight near Oceanside, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 November 1981 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Oceanside, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-34

Registration

N8371U

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Piper Air CTR

Operating rule

Fixed Base Operator

Purpose of flight

Other

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Long Beach, Ca → Z

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Light

Night (Dark)

NTSB number

3-3005

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

CRASHED ON LND AFT STEEP DSCNDG TURN OVR WTR, DARK NGT, PATCHY FOG, STOLEN ACFT. 12.5HRS DUAL, SE ACFT

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.