# NTSB LAX80FVD26: Piper PA-28, N8189N, Little River, CA, June 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1980
- Place: Little River, CA · LITTLE RIVER, CA
- Location: 39.2703° N, 123.7817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little River, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-123.7817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8189N-1983-02-02), registration cancelled 1983-02-02, S/N 28-25387 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mendocino

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800601017709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601017709A), Jun 1, 1980: Piper PA28140, Little River, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Became airborne. Hit trees. Airplane lacks differential braking.

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.

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