# Accident 20200815013349A: Piper PA-14, Susanville, CA, August 15, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2020, 13:15 local time
- Place: Susanville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3767° N, 120.5730° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3767&lon=-120.5730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91449, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91449-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-14
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200815013349A

## Narrative

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

EYE WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING SUSANVILLE AIRPORT (KSVE) RUNWAY 07. THE SAME EYE WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 500 FT. WHEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED AIRCRAFT BEGAN DESCENDING TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT BETWEEN CROSS RUNWAY 11/29 AND THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. BOTH WING LEADING EDGES EXHIBITED IMPACT DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR20LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA270), Aug 15, 2020: Piper PA 14 (N91449), Susanville, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to conduct a steep departure at a high-density altitude and the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a climb, which resulted in an accelerated stall and…

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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