# Accident 19910823036699A: Piper PA32RT300, Van Nuys, CA, August 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1991, 18:11 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1896° N, 118.4898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1896&lon=-118.4898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9507C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9507C-1993-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 561 total, 3 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910823036699A

## Narrative

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

APPARENTLY OVER GROSS AND HOT DAY WAS UNABLE TO LEAVE GROUND EFFECT. HIT TAILS SKID. ABORTED. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

## 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 LAX91FA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA366), Aug 24, 1991: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N9507C), Van Nuys, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: (1) THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PREPARATION; (2) THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE AIRPLANE MANUFACTURER'S PERFORMANCE DATA BY HIS SELECTION OF AN IMPROPER FLAP POSITION FOR TAKEOFF; AND (3) THE…

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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