# NTSB LAX88LA152: Piper PA-24-250, N6466P, Lone Pine, CA, April 2, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 2, 1988, 08:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Lone Pine, CA
- Coordinates: 36.559085, -118.05059 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5591&lon=-118.0506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX88LA152
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25979/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA152

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - raising of flaps - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FLIGHT, JUST AFTER ROTATION, AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AGL, THE PILOT RETRACTED ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6466P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24-1581
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-AIA5 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Bartlett Aviation
- Registered owner: Glenn A. Dingman
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: EMT, EL MONTE, CA
- Airport: Lone Pine

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 290 total, 14 in this make and model, 249 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F

## 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 19880402007549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880402007549A), Apr 2, 1988: Piper PA24250, Lone Pine, CA, Substantial damage. Retracted flaps on premature liftoff. Settled back to runway and lost control. Gravel strip too short for takeoff.

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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