# NTSB LAX83LA032: Piper PA-31-350, N4079J, Alturas, CA, November 10, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 10, 1982, 13:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place: Alturas, CA
- Coordinates: 41.429168, -120.529495 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4292&lon=-120.5295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69755/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA032

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - aircraft performance,hydroplaning condition - water (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED LONG ON A WET RUNWAY, AND AFTER OVERRUNNING THE DEPARTURE END, IT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND A DIRT BANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4079J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4079J-1983-12-03), registration cancelled 1983-12-03, S/N 31-8152075, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31-8152075
- Airframe hours: 358
- Engines: LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD 350 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Carl J. Jesperson
- Registered owner: Carl J. Jesperson
- Departed: RENO, NV
- Destination: 048, LITTLE RIVER, CA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: Alturas Municipal, runway 3, 3,460 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,435 total, 202 in this make and model, 1,179 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 95 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19821110057949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821110057949A), Nov 10, 1982: Piper PA31350, Alturas, CA, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast on a wet runway. Was unable to stop and ran off the departure end of the runway.

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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