- Date
- December 15, 1980
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9390WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801215072879A
- Case key
- 127630
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3578 80/12/15 FRESNO,CA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0555 N9390W PX- 0 0 0 OTHER AGE 28, 1442 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 16 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIERRA SKY PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CA AUBERRY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: DIRECTIONAL GYRO MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 32 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR (VFR CONDITIONS ON TOP) REMARKS- INDUSTRIAL OPERATOR,TEMPERATURE SOUNDINGS.CAGING KNOB OF DG MADE CONTACT W PLASTIC INSTRMT PANEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9390W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sierra Sky Park
N9390WRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2013 · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9390W · 1
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