# NTSB LAX83FVG07: Piper PA-28-180, N67145, Clearlake, CA, December 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: December 31, 1982, 09:24 local (17:24 UTC)
- Place: Clearlake, CA
- Coordinates: 38.959785, -122.639221 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9598&lon=-122.6392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FVG07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70269/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG07

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, landing
  - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - object - residence

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO TOUCH DOWN 1/2 TO 2/3 DOWN THE RWY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE ACFT THEN VEERED RIGHT OFF THE RWY INTO SOME BRUSH & THEN CAME BACK ONTO THE RWY. POWER WAS APPLIED & THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE IN A STALL ATTITUDE, TURNED LEFT & WENT THROUGH 3 HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER LINES CRASHING INTO A SENIOR CITIZENS HOUSING COMPLEX.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67145](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67145-1983-05-27), registration cancelled 1983-05-27, S/N 28-3525 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 283525
- Airframe hours: 419
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A3A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Beverly A. Walker
- Registered owner: Beverly A. Walker
- Departed: C, SAN JOSE, CA
- Destination: C, CLEARLAKE, CA
- Airport: 209, Clearlake, runway 30, 2,485 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 712 total, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles

## 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 19821231065249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821231065249A), Dec 31, 1982: Piper PA28180, Clear Lake, CA, Destroyed. Too high and fast. Veered off runway. Tried to go around with flaps down. Stalled and struck wires and a residence

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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