Accident · 2000-09-30

NTSB case LAX00FA354 · Piper PA-38 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-09-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-38 (N2493G)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Mazzei Flying Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MAZZEI FLYING SERVICE

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while turning to reverse course following inadvertent nighttime flight into instrument meteorological conditions. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in nighttime operations.

Source: NTSB case LAX00FA354

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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