Accident: Piper PA28
Jan 29, 2019 · Oceanside, CA
NTSB numberWPR19FA075Event id20190129X20312
- 1
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper decision to depart on the night visual flight rules flight into deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in an in-flight encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and collision with rising terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N37RV
- Year built
- 1975
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Initial climb VFR encounter with IMC
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Oceanside Municipal Airport (OCN)1 nm (2 km) north-east
- Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport (KNFG)5 nm (10 km) north
- McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)7 nm (12 km) south-east
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