Piper PA-28-181 N3070G
26 June 1984 · Weaverville, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 June 1984 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N3070G, operated by Navajo Aviation, was involved in an accident near Weaverville, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Weaverville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lonnie Pool Field (054)
- Coordinates
- 40.7405, -122.9299
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N3070G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Navajo Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Trinity Center → Redding
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84FA367
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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
WHEN THE PLT FILED A VFR FLT PLAN, HE STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE THAT THE ARPT AT WEAVERVILLE, CA, WAS A ONE WAY STRIP & THAT HE HAD A GUIDE BOOK WHICH SHOWED THIS INFO. PUBLISHED PROCEDURES CALLED FOR ACFT TO 'LAND ON RWY 36, TAKE-OFF RWY 18.' A CAUTION NOTE STATED, 'DUE HIGH TERRAIN SURROUNDING FIELD AND STEEP RWY GRADIENT (3.5%), IF GO-AROUND NECESSARY, START EARLY WHILE STILL HIGH. TREES AT N END ARE 175' HIGHER THAN RWY 36 THRESHOLD! NO GO-AROUND AFTER TOUCH DOWN. NO TOUCH-AND-GO.' DURING ARRIVAL, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO DESCEND TO ABOUT 15 TO 20 FT AGL WITH APRX 2500 FT OF RWY REMAINING WHEN THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND.SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES NORTH OF THE ARPT, CRASHED & BURNED. THE PLT SAID THAT ON FINAL APCH, HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENT AIR & BELIEVED HE WAS HIGH ENOUGH TO GO AROUND; HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO OUT CLIMB THE RISING TERRAIN. THE DENSITY ALT WAS APRX 4450 FT. WITNESSES REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 180 DEG AT 4 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Pinellas Park, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-28-181 | Waterford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | South Fork, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Summerville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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