GARBERVILLE, CA, USA
N4291P
PIPER PA-23-160
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES & GROUND DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF ON A DARK NIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE WX IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR SINCE THE WX WAS VMC AT THE TIME & PLACE OF THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS A MOONLESS NIGHT AND THE AREAOF THE CRASH SUGGESTED THE FLT PATH WAS DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH DESTINATION BUT OVER RISING TERRAIN. THE ACFT BY VIRTUE OFITS LOCATION WAS FOLLOWING A NORMAL FLT PROFILE AND NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO SUGGEST ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. RELATIVES OF THE PLT LOCATED THE WRECKAGE BY AERIAL SEARCH ON 8/22/84 AT THE 2900 FT LEVEL (MSL) OF A 3101 FT MOUNTAIN APRX 5 MILES FROM THE DEPARTURE ARPT ON A MAGNETIC BEARING OF 120 DEGREES. THE CRASH & POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED ALL POSSIBILITIES OF TOXICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. THE PLT HAS FLOWN THIS ROUTE AT NIGHT SEVERAL TIMES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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