# Incident 19880121004719I: Piper PA28181, Big Bear City, CA, January 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1988, 15:35 local time
- Place: Big Bear City, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2638° N, 116.8560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIG BEAR CITY (L35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2638&lon=-116.8560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4297S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4297S-2012-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880121004719I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL DUE TO A SHIFT OF WINDS. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK A SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N4297S (3)

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

- [Accident 20120126001659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120126001659A), Jan 26, 2012: Piper PA-28-181 (N4297S), Santa Barbara, CA, Substantial damage. 1/26/2012 @ 1408 Hours: aircraft N4297S, Piper PA-28 lost control on takeoff roll rwy 25 at Santa Barbara airport (sba), departed left side of runway just…
- [Incident 19990227018039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990227018039I), Feb 27, 1999: Piper PA28181 (N4297S), Frisco, TX, Minor damage. On 02/27/99, at 12:20 p.m., a Piper PA-28-181, N4297S, owned by autsin airplane company, 2220 canton st. apt 310, dallas, TX 75201, crashed at dallas jet port…
- [Incident 19910926060109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910926060109I), Sep 26, 1991: Piper PA28181 (N4297S), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Loss of airspeed and heavy controls on approach. Hard landing. Yoke rubbing vacuum line.

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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