# Accident 20130323004979A: Piper PA-30, Fullerton, CA, March 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2013, 13:10 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8697° N, 117.9744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8697&lon=-117.9744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7497Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7497Y-2018-02-23) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,420 total, 125 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130323004979A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF/ROTATION PHASE OF FLIGHT; PIC LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND RIGHT WING IMPACTED WITH A 12 FOOT WINDSOCK POLE.  PIC REGAINED  POSITIVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO REST ON RUNWAY 24.

## 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 WPR13CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA164), Mar 23, 2013: Piper PA-30 (N7497Y), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

## Other reports on N7497Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19771128037089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771128037089A), Nov 28, 1977: Piper PA30 (N7497Y), Opa Locka, FL, Substantial damage

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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