Piper PA-28 N5541F
17 April 1972 · Quartz Hill, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 April 1972 at about 06:25 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5541F, operated by DOC Burch, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Quartz Hill, California, United States. 4 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 06:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Quartz Hill, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Quartz Hill
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5541F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- DOC Burch
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Las Vegas, Nev
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0398
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
ACFT ABOUT 130 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT. HIT A LARGE JOSHUA TREE PRIOR GND IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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