Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18 N63822

11 August 1982 · Lake Berryessa, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 August 1982 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N63822, operated by George F. Gamble, was involved in an accident near Lake Berryessa, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lake Berryessa, California, United States
Nearest airport
Gamble Ranch
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-18
Registration
N63822
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
George F. Gamble
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lake Berryessa → Lake Berryessa
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX82DA285

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

PILOT LANDED TOO FAST IN A NO WIND CONDITION AND GROUNDLOOPED TRYING TO STOP. HEAVY BRAKING IN GRASS CAUSED A NOSE OVER THE PILOT SAYS HE WILL LENGTHEN THE 720 FOOT RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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