# Accident 19850203004959A: Piper PA32300, Big Bear, CA, February 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1985, 17:20 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2299° N, 116.8603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2299&lon=-116.8603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30069, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30069) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,154 total, 45 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850203004959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ROTATED FOR DOWNWIND TAKEOFF AT LOW AIRSPEED. VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK.

## 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 LAX85LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA133), Feb 4, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N30069), Big Bear, 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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