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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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