19790113000759A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32R300 · Fullerton, CA · January 13, 1979

Date
January 13, 1979 · 07:45 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N39720
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUA07
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,490 total10 in this make and model10 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.

Aircraft was 100 lbs. Over gross. This was the pilots first takeoff with more than 3 people on board. Lost dir ctl.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS 100 LBS. OVER GROSS. THIS WAS THE PILOTS FIRST TAKEOFF WITH MORE THAN 3 PEOPLE ON BOARD. LOST DIR CTL.

NTSB investigation

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