Piper PA-28181 N5889V
20 September 1982 · Visalia, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 September 1982 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA-28181 registered N5889V, operated by Kipfer, Gary A., was involved in an accident near Visalia, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Visalia, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Visalia Municipal (VIS)
- Coordinates
- 36.2902, -119.3809
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28181
- Registration
- N5889V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kipfer, Gary A.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Visalia → Visalia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DA351
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
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
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY DURING FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER WHICH COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BY FAA MAINTENANCE. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |