- Date
- July 30, 1988, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Placerville, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8414APiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880730028589A
- Case key
- 26071
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt initiated a touch & go landing in an acft that was loaded near its max certificated gross weight. He landed slightly long & applied power for takeoff. However, he stated that the eng sputtered & the acft contd to decelerate, so he rejected the takeoff. Subsequently, the acft overran the departure end of the rwy & hit a ditch before stopping. The temp was 104 deg & the density alt was nearly 6000'. No pre-acdnt part failure or malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8414A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28 8116267
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Genes Aviation
- Registered owner
- 2 Genes Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 1, 1988
- Departed
- 61Q · Placerville, CA
- Destination
- PVF
- Airport
- PVF · Placerville, runway 23, 4,200 × 75 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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 198 total · 21 in this make and model · 122 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 104 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.