# NTSB LAX81FVD09: Piper PA-28R, N6348C, Arcata, CA, January 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1981
- Place: Arcata, CA · ARCATA, CA
- Location: 40.8623° N, 124.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcata, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8623&lon=-124.0750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0145  81/1/12    ARCATA,CA           PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1053                    N6348C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 696 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            62 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCATA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCATA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- INTERSECTION TKOF,1300FT REMAINING.5998FT AVBL.HIT CONCRETE BLOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6348C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arcata

## 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 19810112000229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810112000229A), Jan 12, 1981: Piper PA28R201T, Arcata, CA, Substantial damage. Started intersection takeoff. Aborted due to insufficient runway. Ran off end of runway, struck concrete blocks.

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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