Piper PA-32 N15420
21 May 1978 · Big Bear City, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 May 1978 at about 13:12 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N15420, operated by Air Trail Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Big Bear City, California, United States. 3 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 13:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Bear City, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Big Bear City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N15420
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Trail Inc.
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Salinas, Ca.
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0876
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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.
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DENS ALT 9300FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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