# Accident 19941013034849A: Piper PA24250, Lone Pine, CA, October 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1994, 16:05 local time
- Place: Lone Pine, CA
- Airport: Lone Pine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5598° N, 118.0509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5598&lon=-118.0509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6976P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6976P-1997-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 473 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941013034849A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. LIFTED EARLY TO RECOVER. SETTLED SIDEWAYS. FOLDED GEAR. STEERING ROD BROKEN.

## 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 LAX95LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA006), Oct 13, 1994: Piper PA-24-250 (N6976P), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN A PREMATURE LIFT-OFF. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE STEERING LINKAGE.

## Other reports on N6976P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890307012489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890307012489I), Mar 7, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N6976P), Rialto, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Distracted by radio malfunction.

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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