19891007039409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J2PIPER · Santa Ynez, CA · October 7, 1989

Date
October 7, 1989 · 11:10 local
Place
Santa Ynez, CA
Airport
Santa Ynez Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6677C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA006
Reported as
Piper J2PIPER
Reported engine
Continental A65*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
625 total9 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Cocked wheels to prop engine. Throttle full open. Started, dumped chocks, became airborne briefly and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

COCKED WHEELS TO PROP ENGINE. THROTTLE FULL OPEN. STARTED, DUMPED CHOCKS, BECAME AIRBORNE BRIEFLY AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.