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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA22135 · Half Moon Bay, CA · December 24, 1981

Date
December 24, 1981 · 17:20 local
Place
Half Moon Bay, CA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8899C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FVM08
Reported as
Piper PA22135
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total125 in this make and model6 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.

Engine quit on takeoff. Pilot attempted turnback to airport. Crashed short of taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. PILOT ATTEMPTED TURNBACK TO AIRPORT. CRASHED SHORT OF TAXIWAY.

NTSB investigation

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