# Accident 20140928021209A: Piper PA-24-250, Rancho Murieta, CA, September 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2014, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rancho Murieta, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4867° N, 121.1028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4867&lon=-121.1028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8129P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8129P-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,874 total, 5 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140928021209A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, REPORTEDLY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF.

## 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 WPR14CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA397), Sep 28, 2014: Piper PA 24-250 (N8129P), Rancho Murieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff and the certified flight instructors delayed remedial action, which resulted in the stall.

## Other reports on N8129P (1)

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

- [Accident 19960617016589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960617016589A), Jun 17, 1996: Piper PA24250 (N8129P), Leander, TX, Substantial damage. (.4)While landing, the airplane overran the 2,350 foot grass runway and collided with a fence at the departure end of the landing area. Skid marks were found…

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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