# Accident 19801215072879A: Piper PA28235, Fresno, CA, December 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1980, 05:55 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Sierra
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9390W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9390W-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,442 total, 19 in this make and model, 336 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215072879A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF IN ZERO VISIBILITY VIA DG HEADING. FAILED TO UNLOCK DG. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX81FVA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA16), Dec 15, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N9390W), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9390W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950722019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950722019469A), Jul 22, 1995: Piper PA28235 (N9390W), Troy, NY, Substantial damage. High, fast for short narrow runway. Porpoised. Pilot ejected thru right door on wing. Exited runway into embankment

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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