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Piper PA-28-140 N1399H

2 April 1983 · Compton, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 2 April 1983 at about 14:40 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N1399H was involved in an accident near Compton, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Compton, California, United States
Nearest airport
Compton (CPM)
Coordinates
33.8697, -118.2401
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-140
Registration
N1399H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Long Beach → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX83FA173

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 2 1 0

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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND A BRICK WALL DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AFTER OVERSHOOTING THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING. THE PILOT WAS HIGH AND HAD ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THE RUNWAY LEFT WHEN HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND. THE LANDINGWAS ATTEMPTED ON RUNWAY 25L. THE WIND WAS 030 DEGREES AT 4 KTS. THE WEATHER WAS VMC. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO PILOTS IN THE FRONT SEAT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER WAS NOT HURT. THERE WAS NO FIRE EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS FUEL PRESENT IN BOTH WINGS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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