Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary LAX86FA102

BRIDGEPORT, CA, USA

Aircraft #1

N2134M

PIPER PA-28-161

Analysis

DRG FLT OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE PLT ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLT. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE ACFT FLYING AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL UNDER A CLOUD LAYER, THEN IT DISAPPEARED IN A SNOW SHOWER. A SEARCH WAS INITIATED & THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND LATER IN THE DAY WHEN THE WX HAD IMPROVED. THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 1 MI WEST OF CONWAY SUMMIT AT AN ELEVATION OF 8800 FT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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