# Accident 19850425016879A: Piper PA28140, Felton, CA, April 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1985, 11:25 local time
- Place: Felton, CA
- Airport: Bonny Doon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0790° N, 122.0490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0790&lon=-122.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511FL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 192 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850425016879A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN TURBULENCE ON INITIAL CLIMB RESULTED IN COLLISION WITH TREES BESIDE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX85LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA222), Apr 25, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N511FL), Felton, 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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