- Date
- June 1, 1980
- Place
- Little River, CA · LITTLE RIVER, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8189NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800601017709A
- Case key
- 130389
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1465 80/6/1 LITTLE RIVER,CA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N8189N PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 59, 3815 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 327 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MENDOCINO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLE RIVER,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8189N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mendocino
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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