# Accident 19801031067689A: Piper PA31350, Oakland, CA, October 31, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1980, 08:07 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Oakland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CLAA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62858, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62858-2025-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801031067689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF, MADE FAST TURN OFF TO AVOID END OF RUNWAY, COLLAPSED GEAR. NO ENGINE DEFECTS AS REPORTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX80FVD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD06), Oct 31, 1980: Piper PA-31 (N62858), Oakland, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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