Piper PA-32R N20817
24 June 1980 · San Carlos, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 June 1980 at about 18:02 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N20817 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near San Carlos, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Carlos, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Carlos
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R
- Registration
- N20817
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1835
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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
TRANSPORTING ILLEGAL DRUGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Orange, Virginia, United States | Lincoln Lease | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Hagarville, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Belleville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Needles, California, United States | Great American | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Air North, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Ocala, Florida, United States | Donald Nash | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |