# Accident 20110130002389A: Piper PA-30, Big Bear City, CA, January 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2011, 07:19 local time
- Place: Big Bear City, CA
- Airport: Big Bear Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2642° N, 116.8433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2642&lon=-116.8433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64RJ-2011-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 593 total, 29 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110130002389A

## Narrative

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

BIG BEAR, CA: N64RJ, PA30, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BIG BEAR ARPT, CRASHED UNDER UNKN CIRCUMSTANCES INTO THE ROOF OF A HOUSE AT APPROX 300719PST. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH UNKN INJURIES, HOWEVER, HE DID WALK OUT OF THE CRASH. 1 PERSON INSIDE THE HOUSE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ACFT DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 WPR11LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA113), Jan 30, 2011: Piper PA-30 (N64RJ), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the minimum single-engine control speed while on final approach for landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly with a known deficiency in…

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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