# NTSB LAX81FVA01: Piper PA-28, N9689C, Groveland, CA, October 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1980
- Place: Groveland, CA · GROVELAND, CA
- Location: 37.8277° N, 120.2442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groveland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8277&lon=-120.2442&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA01

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2776   80/10/1   GROVELAND,CA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 164
        TIME - 1144                    N9689C              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE MTN LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CA                   GROVELAND,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SKID MARKS FND LEADING TO DROP-OFF BYD END OF RWY.HIT TREE ABV GND LVL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9689C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9689C-2013-09-11), registration cancelled 2013-09-11, S/N 28-7890437, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pine Mtn Lake

## 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 19801001048719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001048719A), Oct 1, 1980: Piper PA28181, Groveland, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Overshot runway. Became airborne at droppoff at end of overrun. Struck tree on side of ravine. Hot, calm day.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.