# Incident 19860819054939I: Piper PA60601P, Santa Monica, CA, August 19, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1986, 13:48 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90339, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90339) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860819054939I

## Narrative

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

A PICKUP TRUCK DROVE IN FRONT OF THE DEPARTING AIRCRAFT. PILOT ROTATED AND CLIMBED OVER TRUCK. DRIVER WAS ARRESTED.

## Other reports on N90339 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180925019239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180925019239A), Sep 25, 2018: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (N90339), Heber, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on touchdown markers of runway 22 at the Heber airport. The airplane proceeded down the runway for approximately 1000 feet before leaving the…
- [Incident 19791120044649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791120044649I), Nov 20, 1979: Piper PA60601P (N90339), Minerville, PA, Substantial damage. Nose wheel struck deer during takeoff, breaking retraction drag link on nose gear.

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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