# Accident 19810101004429A: Piper PA34200, El Cajon, CA, January 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1981, 06:55 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56936, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56936-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810101004429A

## Narrative

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

UNQUALIFIED BOY ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN STOLEN TWIN-ENGINE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED & BURNED DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA029), Jan 1, 1981: Piper PA-34 (N56936), El Cajon, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other reports on N56936 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790512011689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790512011689A), May 12, 1979: Piper PA34200 (N56936), Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. Student with flight instructor made a hard landing. Pilot claims wind gusts were a factor. Wind 10 KTS gusts to 12.

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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