BEAUMONT, CA, USA
N29493
PIPER PA-28-161
THE ACFT WAS ON A PERSONAL VFR FLT TO SANTA BARBARA, CA, ON A DARK OVCST NIGHT. MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS WITH LGT RAIN PREVAILED. GND WITNESSES RPTD THE ACFT WAS FOLLOWING THE HWY AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT RPTD HE INADVERTENTLY BEGAN FOLLOWING THE WRONG HWY AND THAT HE WAS TURNING THE ACFT TO THE LEFT TO REVERSE DIRECTION WHEN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE RISING TERRAIN. THE PLT AND PASSENGER REPORTED THE ACFT AND ENGINE WERE PERFORMING NORMALLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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