19791210036229A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28235 · Avalon, CA · December 10, 1979

Date
December 10, 1979 · 11:55 local
Place
Avalon, CA
Airport
Catalina
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8432C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FUA05
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
171 total6 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aborted takeoff when engine cowling raised up due to being unlatched on one side. Ran off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN ENGINE COWLING RAISED UP DUE TO BEING UNLATCHED ON ONE SIDE. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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