# NTSB LAX81DVG61: Piper PA-28, N1005X, Colusa, CA, August 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1981
- Place: Colusa, CA · COLUSA, CA
- Location: 39.2000° N, 122.0095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colusa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2000&lon=-122.0095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124523
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVG61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2368  81/8/22    COLUSA,CA           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N1005X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 25, 707 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUSA,CA                   CONCORD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- L MAIN WHL STRUCK SMALL BUSHES WHERE STRIP NARROWED,10FT WIDE,L WING HIT RICE,VEERED INTO DIKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1005X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1005X-1983-02-16), registration cancelled 1983-02-16, S/N 28-7515372 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davis Ranch

## 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 19810822051419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822051419A), Aug 22, 1981: Piper PA28161, Colusa, CA, Substantial damage. Wheels caught high vegetation on edge of narrow Private strip during takeoff. Veered into a dyke.

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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