Piper PA-22 N8899C
24 December 1981 · Half Moon Bay, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 December 1981 at about 17:20 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N8899C was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Half Moon Bay, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Half Moon Bay, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Half Moon Bay
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N8899C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3496
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 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
R WING FUEL TK 4GALS, L TK EMPTY.PLT STATED FUEL SEL ON L TK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-22 | Knik Glacier, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-22 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-22 | Rogers, Arkansas, United States | 43Z Flying CLU | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-22 | Weaverville, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-22 | Hess Creek, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-22 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |