# Accident 19841230068899A: Piper PA28RT201T, California City, CA, December 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1984, 13:30 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1497° N, 117.9210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1497&lon=-117.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2826G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 639 total, 271 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841230068899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTING FROM A DESERT FLAT COLLIDED WITH A MOTORCYCLE AND RIDER.

## 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 LAX85LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA094), Dec 30, 1984: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N2826G), California City, CA, destroyed

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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