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Wednesday, July 17, 1996 2:15 PM PDT
TENNANT, CALIFORNIA 96023

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions.
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot departed San Jose, California, on a cross-country flight to Sisters, Oregon. He obtained a standard preflight weather briefing. Visual flight was not recommended. Cumulus buildups were reported to the pilot. The pilot indicated that he may be overflying the cloud tops. He did not file a flight plan. The pilot's wife was driving to the same location and they talked by cell phone while en route. When the pilot failed to arrive at the destination a search was started. According to radar data, the aircraft was at 15,400 feet when it started a rapid descent. Radar was lost at 11,800 feet. Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft descending near vertically out of broken clouds with the engine at full power. When the aircraft was found, the right outboard wing panel from about station 110 outboard was missing. About a month later the outer wing panel was found. Analysis of the failed structure indicated a positive overload of the wing and the horizontal stabilators.
Event Information
Type of EventAccident 
Event Date7/17/1996 
Event Day of the WeekWednesday 
Time of Event1415 
Event Time ZonePacific Daylight Time 
Event CityTENNANT  
Event StateCALIFORNIA 
Event Country-- 
Zipcode of the event site96023  
Event Date Year1996 
Event Date Month
MidAir Collision IndicatorNo 
On Ground Collision occurred ?No 
Event Location Latitude  
Event Location Longitude  
Biohazard Area-- 
Event Location Airport  
Airport type-- 
Airport involvementYes 
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airportOff Airport/Airstrip 
Distance from airport in statute miles-- 
Degrees magnetic from airport-- 
Airport Elevation-- 
Runway Braking Condition-- 
Weather Briefing CompletenessFull 
Investigator's weather sourceWeather Observation Facility 
Time of the weather observation1256 Pacific Daylight Time 
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees)180 
Weather Observation Facility IDRBL  
Elevation of weather observation facility349 
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?)125 
Time Zone of the weather observationPDT 
Lighting ConditionsDay 
Lowest Ceiling Height
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height
Sky/Lowest/Cloud ConditionsClear 
Sky Condition for Lowest CeilingNone 
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet)
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles)
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10 
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius)27 
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit)12 
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic)150 
Variable Wind IndicatorUnknown 
Wind Speed (knots)13 
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown 
Wind Gust IndicatorNot Gusting 
Wind Gust (knots)
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29 
Density Altitude (feet)-- 
Intensity of PrecipitationUnknown 
METAR weather report -- 
Event Highest InjuryFatal 
On Ground, Fatal Injuries
On Ground, Minor Injuries
Injury None Ground-- 
On Ground, Serious Injuries
Injury Total Fatal
Injury Total Minor
Injury Total None
Injury Total Serious
Injury Total All
Investigating AgencyNTSB 
Event Location FAA Region-- 
FAA IIC's First Name-- 
FAA IIC's Middle Initial-- 
FAA IIC's Last Name-- 
Notification-- 
NTSB Docket Number (internal use)1475 
NTSB Notification SourceFAA-WP DUTY OFFICER  
NTSB Notification DateJul 17 1996 12:00AM 
NTSB Notification Time1500 
NTSB IIC's First Name-- 
NTSB IIC's Middle Initial-- 
NTSB IIC's Last Name-- 
Indicates Status of ReportFactual 
Basic weather conditionsVisual Meteorological Cond 
NTSB Report StatusProbable Cause has been released to the public 
Approval DateOct 14 1997 12:00AM 
FAA District Office-- 
Aircraft Involved
Aircraft #1
Aircraft Registration NumberN9324P 
NTSB NumberLAX96FA275  
Missing Aircraft Indicator
Form 6120.19A Entry Date-- 
Form 6120.4 entry date -- 
FAA Form Date-- 
Federal Aviation Reg. PartPart 91: General Aviation 
Type of Flight Plan filedNone 
Flight plan Was Activated?-- 
DamageDestroyed 
Aircraft FireNone 
Aircraft ExplosionNone 
Aircraft Type Certification Number-- 
Aircraft Certification Region-- 
Aircraft Date of Current Certification-- 
Operator's Cert. FAA Region-- 
Operator's Certifying FSDO.-- 
AIC code for Aircraft Make,Model,Series-- 
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full NamePiper  
Aircraft ModelPA-24-260  
Aircraft Series IdentifierPA-24-260  
Aircraft Serial Number24-4821  
Aircraft Year of Manufacture
Certified Max Gross Weight3200 
Aircraft CategoryAirplane 
Aircraft Class-- 
Aircraft Registration ClassU.S. Registered/U.S. Soil 
Aircraft is a homebuilt?No 
Total number of seats on the aircraft
Number of Engines
Fixed gear or retractable gearRetractable 
Aircraft, Type of Last InspectionAnnual 
Date of Last InspectionMar 8 1996 12:00AM 
Airframe hours since last inspection37 
Airframe Hours4229 
Airframe Cycles-- 
ELT InstalledYes 
ELT ActivatedNo 
ELT Aided Location of Event SiteUnknown 
Flight Number-- 
Aircraft Owner NameKIMBERLY J. LEALE  
Aircraft Owner Street Address3140 ST FRANCIS DR.  
Aircraft Owner CityLAKEPORT  
Aircraft Owner StateCA 
Aircraft Owner Country  
Aircraft Owner Zipcode95453  
Operated By (Name)-- 
Operator is an individual?-- 
Operator NameLEROY M. LEALE  
Operator Same as Owner?No 
Operator Is Doing Business As-- 
Operator Address Same as Owner?No 
Operator Street Address18300 LAKEVIEW CT.  
Operator CityLOS GATOS  
Operator StateCA 
Operator Country  
Operator Zip code95030  
Operator Code  
Owner has at least one certificateNone 
Other Operator of large aircraft?No 
Operator Certificate Number-- 
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not-- 
Indicates Domestic or International Flight-- 
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail-- 
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary)Personal 
Second Pilot on BoardNo 
Departure Point Same as EventNo 
Departure Airport CodeRHV  
Departure CityREID HILLVIEW  
Departure StateCA 
Departure Country  
Departure Time1237 
Departure Time ZonePDT 
Destination Same as Local Flt-- 
Destination Airport Code6K5  
Destination CitySISTER  
Destination StateOR 
Destination Country  
Highest Degree of Injury-- 
Total Fatal Injuries to Flight Crew-- 
Total Non-Fatal Injuries to Flight Crew-- 
Total Flight Crew On Board-- 
Total Fatal Injuries to Cabin Crew-- 
Total Non-Fatal Injuries to Cabin Crew-- 
Total Cabin Crew On Board-- 
Total Fatal Injuries to Passengers-- 
Total Non-Fatal Injuries to Passengers-- 
Total Passengers On Board-- 
Total Fatal Injuries to Ground Crew-- 
Total Non-Fatal Injuries to Ground Crew-- 
Total Fatal Injuries to the Public-- 
Total Non-Fatal Injuries to the Public-- 
Specific Phase of FlightCruise 
Report sent to ICAO?-- 
Point-of-view description-- 
Evacuation occurred-- 
Evacuation Injuries-- 
FAA Comments-- 
FAA Incident Identifier-- 
NTSB Last date of change for the current eventOct 15 1997 12:00AM 
Since inspection or accident-- 
Event Location Runway Number and Location0  
Runway Length-- 
Runway Width-- 
Sight Seeing flightNo 
Air Medical FlightNo 
Medical Flight-- 

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