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Piper PA-32-300 N4235R

28 March 1983 · Gorman, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 March 1983 at about 04:34 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N4235R was involved in an accident near Gorman, California, United States. 6 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 04:34
Classification
Accident
Location
Gorman, California, United States
Coordinates
34.8596, -118.8708
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-300
Registration
N4235R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Las Vegas → Concord
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Bright
NTSB number
LAX83LA165

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 0 0 0 6

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

ENCOUNTERING CLOUDS ENROUTE THE PLT DESCENDED TO FLY THROUGH THE TETON PASS. AFTER CONFIRMING A VFR CHECK POINT, HE COMMENCED A CLIMB. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ACFT STRUCK A POWERLINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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