# Accident 19830518019799A: Piper PA28236, Emigrant Gap, CA, May 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1983, 13:10 local time
- Place: Emigrant Gap, CA
- Airport: Blue Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 39.2501° N, 120.6907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2501&lon=-120.6907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2960X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2960X-1990-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,789 total, 60 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830518019799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA235), May 18, 1983: Piper PA 28-236 (N2960X), Emigrant Gap, 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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