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NTSB investigation record

LAX92FA351

Completed

Piper Pa-20-135· N1974A

NTSB Report
Date
August 16, 1992
Location
Fort Bidwell, CA
Conditions
VMC
Record
Published September 28, 1993

Primary finding

Probable cause

An inadvertent stall while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was pilot's diverted attention.

Investigator assessment

Analysis narrative

A PIPER pa 20-135 collided with upward sloping terrain. The pilot told a fireman, that he was searching for a hunting area in the region and saw a herd of antelope. He turned the airplane to track the herd and subsequently stalled the airplane in the turn.

Source record

Factual narrative

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