19800412041919A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Big Bear, CA · April 12, 1980

Date
April 12, 1980 · 12:54 local
Place
Big Bear, CA
Airport
City
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N41384
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA080
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
102 total23 in this make and model2 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.

Observed departing nose high climb. Heard engine quit. Prop shows power on impact. No engine defects. Unknown.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED DEPARTING NOSE HIGH CLIMB. HEARD ENGINE QUIT. PROP SHOWS POWER ON IMPACT. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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