NTSB Identification: LAX07FA219. Accident occurred Friday, July
13, 2007 in El Cajon, CA Probable Cause Approval Date:
03/31/2008 Aircraft: Piper PA-28-181, registration: N38137
Injuries: 2 Fatal.   Radar data disclosed that the pilot flew
the airplane from the departure airport toward the accident
site, with the last recorded target at 610 feet above ground
level (agl) over rising mountainous terrain. The floor of the
radar coverage in the area was about 200 feet agl. The accident
site was located at an elevation of about 2,293 feet mean sea
level (msl) on the slope of a bowl-shaped box canyon about 25
nautical miles (nm) from the departure airport. In character,
the canyon and surrounding hills were steeply sloped, averaging
between 60 to 80 degrees, with the tops of the canyon terrain
about 700 feet higher than the accident site elevation and 1,000
feet laterally in front of the wreckage. An analysis of the
airplane's climb performance capability found that a lateral
distance of 2 miles would be required t