Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28-161 N3573X

26 August 1984 · Truckee, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 August 1984 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N3573X, operated by Redwood Aviation, was involved in an accident near Truckee, California, United States. 2 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 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Truckee, California, United States
Nearest airport
Truckee-Tahoe (TRK)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161
Registration
N3573X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Redwood Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Elko
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX84LA457

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

THE PLT STATED THAT SHE ROTATED THE ACFT AT 65 KTS AND THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AT 70 KTS. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE STALL WARNING HORN ACTIVATED. THE PLT LOWERED THE PITCH ATTITUDE, THE ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A TREE STUMP. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS COMPUTED TO BE 8200 FEET. THE ACFT WEIGHT WAS CALCULATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 383 LBS BELOW MAX GROSS WEIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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