- Date
- January 18, 1983, 12:54 local (20:54 UTC)
- Place
- Palm Springs, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5208SPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830118002149A
- Case key
- 23542
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed during takeoff at the end of the runway after the engine lost power. After he was cleared for takeoff the pilot started down the runway. At the runways end according to a surviving passenger the pilot said we are in trouble. He called the tower to say he was having a problem and then declared an emergency. He was cleared to land on runway or taxi strip. Witnesses located on the ground including the surviving witness reported that it appeared the aircraft stalled during a right turn back to the airport. Post crash inspection did not reveal any malfunction of the engine or any of its associated components.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5208S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-40900
- Airframe hours
- 1,384
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1A5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roger F. Magleby
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 7, 1982 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- PSP · CA
- Destination
- GUY · Guymas
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- PSP · Palm Springs, runway 12, 7,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 290 total · 290 in this make and model · 52 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.