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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28161 · Colusa, CA · August 22, 1981

Date
August 22, 1981 · 13:00 local
Place
Colusa, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1005X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DVG61
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
707 total450 in this make and model213 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.

Wheels caught high vegetation on edge of narrow Private strip during takeoff. Veered into a dyke.

As the FAA filed it

WHEELS CAUGHT HIGH VEGETATION ON EDGE OF NARROW PRIVATE STRIP DURING TAKEOFF. VEERED INTO A DYKE.

NTSB investigation

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