# Accident 19900723028239A: Piper PA28151, Apple Valley, CA, July 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1990, 20:15 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Holiday Ranch Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5699° N, 117.1507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5699&lon=-117.1507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41455, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41455-1991-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900723028239A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT FROM SHORT DIRT STRIP. TRIM WAS FULL DOWN AND FLAPS WERE UP. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX90FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA265), Jul 24, 1990: Piper PA-28-151 (N41455), Apple Valley, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILUE OF THE PILOT TO CONFIGURE THE AIRCRAFT'S FLAPS FOR A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF, HIS IMPROPER USE OF STABILATOR…

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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