19781123040259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28180 · Imperial, CA · November 23, 1978

Date
November 23, 1978
Place
Imperial, CA
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8482F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUM02
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total130 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During takeoff from a narrow dirt road lft wheel hit bale of hay, settled to ground

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF FROM A NARROW DIRT ROAD LFT WHEEL HIT BALE OF HAY, SETTLED TO GROUND

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.