Piper PA-24-250 N6744P
28 May 2007 · Mammoth Lakes, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 May 2007 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N6744P was involved in an accident near Mammoth Lakes, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mammoth Lakes, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mammoth Lakes (MMH)
- Coordinates
- 37.6211, -118.8358
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N6744P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mammoth Lakes → San Diego/el Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX07CA178
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to ensure that the runway was clear of other aircraft before takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During takeoff from the uncontrolled airport, the pilot saw another airplane on climb out that had taken off on the opposite runway. The accident pilot aborted his takeoff, and landed hard on the runway, collapsing the right main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2007 | Piper PA-24-250 | Winslow, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2007 | Piper PA-24-250 | Wimauma, Florida, United States | Robert H. Meier | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-24-250 | Madison, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2007 | Piper PA-24-400 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2007 | Piper PA-24 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | Eric S. Hyde | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-24-250 | Machias, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Bridgeport, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 2007 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Los Alamitos, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol - California Wing | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Westland WASP HAS MK1 | Ramona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | California Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Skygear SKYGEAR | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |