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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · South Lake Taho, CA · February 7, 1983

Date: February 7, 1983 · 14:08 local
Place: South Lake Taho, CA
Airport: South Lake Tahoe
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4069R
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83LA094
Reported as: Piper PA32300
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,358 total1,210 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N4069RRegistration cancelled Jul 18, 1990 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 3240378 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted downwind takeoff and then aborted, aircraft went off end of runway and crashed into snowbank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF AND THEN ABORTED, AIRCRAFT WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO SNOWBANK.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX83LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSo. Lake Tahoe, CAThe takeoff was initiated downwind on runway 36, which was 8544 ft long and was wet. The field elevation was 6264 ft. the aircraft was observed by tower personnel to rotate about 3000 ft down the runway, then climb to about 50 ft AGL. The pilot elected to…Feb 7, 1983 · Substantial damage