19830518019799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Emigrant Gap, CA · May 18, 1983

Date
May 18, 1983 · 13:10 local
Place
Emigrant Gap, CA
Airport
Blue Canyon
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2960X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA235
Reported as
Piper PA28236
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,789 total60 in this make and model111 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.

Settled into trees after takeoff. Had damaged prop on landing. Snow drifts. Density altitude. Bent prop factors.

As the FAA filed it

SETTLED INTO TREES AFTER TAKEOFF. HAD DAMAGED PROP ON LANDING. SNOW DRIFTS. DENSITY ALTITUDE. BENT PROP FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

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