# Accident 19811224082409A: Piper PA22135, Half Moon Bay, CA, December 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1981, 17:20 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4673° N, 122.4399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Half Moon Bay, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4673&lon=-122.4399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8899C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 125 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811224082409A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX82FVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM08), Dec 24, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N8899C), Half Moon Bay, CA, substantial damage

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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