# Accident 19911231058009A: Piper PA32RT300, Big Bear, CA, December 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1991, 20:10 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2603° N, 116.8408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2603&lon=-116.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39459, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39459) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 807 total, 38 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911231058009A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK SNOWBANK ON RUNWAY EDGE. NON APPROVED HAND AND BRAKE CONTROLS FOR PARAPLEGIC.

## 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 LAX92LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA074), Dec 31, 1991: Piper PA32RT-300 (N39459), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND IMPROPER USE OF THE RUDDER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION BY THE COMPANY OF A HAND CONTROL MECHANISM THAT…

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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