33.9148° N, 118.3481° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 11, 1981 · 10:45 local
Place
Hawthorne, CA
Airport
Hawthorne
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N44239
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12 total12 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Zd aircraft went off runway during student pilots first solo landing. Aircraft struck taxiway sign.
As the FAA filed it
ZD AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RUNWAY DURING STUDENT PILOTS FIRST SOLO LANDING. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TAXIWAY SIGN.