NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX85LA196
Registry · N6099P
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA 46-350P
Year of manufacture
2010
TCDS
A25SO · PIPER AIRCRAFT INC
Engine
LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A (350 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20100322
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7EC4F
Registrant of record
CUDD BRADLEY SHANE
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
AFTER RECEIVING A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE TO DEPART THE CONTROL ZONE TO THE NORTHEAST THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT TOOK OFF ON A SOUTHEASTERLY HEADING OVER THE WATER UNDER LOW CEILINGS AND IN LOW VISIBILITY. A CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE ACFT START A RIGHT TURN AFTER TAKEOFF THEN ROLL LEFT INTO A LEFT TURN. ANOTHER CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE ACFT'S RADAR TARGET CLIMB TO 600 FT THEN DESCEND TO 500 FT BEFORE DISAPPEARING OFF THE SCOPE APRX 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE ARPT. TWO GROUND WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT IMPACT THE WATER AFTER DESCENDING OUT OF THE CLOUDS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_LAX85LA196.txt.
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