19790425007609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18A150 · Lake Elsinore, CA · April 25, 1979

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Date: April 25, 1979 · 18:35 local
Place: Lake Elsinore, CA
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8185D
Reported as: Piper PA18A150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 772 total90 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

N8185DRegistration cancelled Nov 9, 2012 · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-6120 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot took off from a lake bed. Did not see that water covered part of area. Pilot said passenger had feet on brake

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM A LAKE BED. DID NOT SEE THAT WATER COVERED PART OF AREA. PILOT SAID PASSENGER HAD FEET ON BRAKE