# NTSB LAX82FVM08: Piper PA-22, N8899C, Half Moon Bay, CA, December 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1981
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA · HALF MOON BAY, CA
- Location: 37.4673° N, 122.4399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Half Moon Bay, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4673&lon=-122.4399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FVM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3496  81/12/24   HALF MOON BAY,CA    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 125
        TIME - 1720                    N8899C              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALF MOON BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALF MOON BAY,CA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- R WING FUEL TK 4GALS,L TK EMPTY.PLT STATED FUEL SEL ON L TK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8899C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Half Moon Bay

## 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 19811224082409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811224082409A), Dec 24, 1981: Piper PA22135, Half Moon Bay, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Pilot attempted turnback to airport. Crashed short of taxiway.

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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