19810529030139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Coalinga, CA · May 29, 1981

Date
May 29, 1981 · 23:00 local
Place
Coalinga, CA
Airport
Harris Ranch
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2376T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DVA42
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
403 total310 in this make and model22 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.

During taxi to approach end of runway, taxied off end into a ditch. No runway lights or end markers.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAXI TO APPROACH END OF RUNWAY, TAXIED OFF END INTO A DITCH. NO RUNWAY LIGHTS OR END MARKERS.

NTSB investigation

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