# Accident 19880918061569A: Piper PA28140, Big Bear, CA, September 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1988, 13:42 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2601° N, 116.8401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2601&lon=-116.8401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55478-1991-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 56 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880918061569A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED DURING CLIMBOUT OVER GROSS HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WITH FULL RICH MIXTURE.

## 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 LAX88FA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA321), Sep 18, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N55478), Big Bear, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITION, THE AIRCRAFT'S EXCESSIVE WEIGHT AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO LEAN THE MIXTURE.…

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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