# Accident 20120825020459A: Piper PA-32-301T, South Lake Taho, CA, August 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2012, 21:45 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N588ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N588ET-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301T (registry code 7103209, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120825020459A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 36 AND STRUCK TREES APPROXIMATELY .4 MILES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WITH PART OF THE LEFT WING MISSING, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN AN  UNCONTROLLED DECENT, IMPACTED THE GROUND, FLIPPED INVERTED, AND WAS DESTROYED BY THE ENSUING FIRE.

## 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 WPR12FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA369), Aug 26, 2012: Piper PA-32-301T (N588ET), South Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage, 5 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because examinations revealed no evidence of mechanical anomalies with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal…

## Other reports on N588ET (1)

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

- [Accident 20050305003699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050305003699A), Mar 5, 2005: Piper PA32301T (N588ET), Destin, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that about rotation speed the aircraft suddenly swerved to the left and came to rest off the runway. At the time ASOS reported winds at…

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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