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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA11 · Willows, CA · July 28, 1984

Date: July 28, 1984 · 19:30 local
Place: Willows, CA
Airport: Glenn Co
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N80AH
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX84FA420
Reported as: Piper PA11
Reported engine: Continental C8512
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Nose pitched ulp on takeoff climb. Aircraft stalled and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE PITCHED ULP ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED.

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 LAX84FA420Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportWillows, CAThe acft was observed to pitch up from a level flight attitude from about 300 ft AGL. The acft then pitched down & impacted the ground in a near vertical attitude.Jul 29, 1984 · Destroyed