- Date
- September 1, 1984, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Byron, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N77GPiper PA-22-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840901056569A
- Case key
- 24397
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During takeoff, the eng lost power as the acft was climbing between 400 & 600 ft. subsequently, the right gear collapsed when the acft was landed on rolling terrain. The plt estimated there was about 2 gal of fuel on board.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77G
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 221210
- Airframe hours
- 3,771
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James R. Lloyd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 28, 1984
- Departed
- 4Q5 · Byron, CA
- Airport
- 4Q5 · Byron
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.