Plane Crash List

Piper PA-32 N4054R

14 May 1970 · Calistoga, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 May 1970 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N4054R was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Calistoga, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Calistoga, California, United States
Nearest airport
Private Strip
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-32
Registration
N4054R
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2100

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT DID NOT USE FLAPS ON T/O FR 1500FT STRIP.ACFT SETTLED AFTER LIFTOFF, FLEW THRU TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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