Piper PA-28-180 N5369L

Summary

On 31 December 1988 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N5369L, operated by Clevenger, John B., was involved in an accident near Wrightwood, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 December 1988 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wrightwood, California, United States

Coordinates

34.3593, -117.6098

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N5369L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Clevenger, John B.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Barbara → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX89FA076

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

ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGER, DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRPLANE TOWARD A MOUNTAIN RANGE AND ENTERED A VALLEY WITH RISING TERRAIN. STILL IN IMC, JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGER REPORTED, THE PILOT SAW THE TERRAIN AND BEGAN A LEFT TURN. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING THE MANEUVER. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS NOTED DURING THE POST CRASH INVESTIGATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.