Piper PA-28-181 accident near Shoshone, California, December 30, 1983
On December 30, 1983 at about 10:55 pm local time, a Piper PA-28-181, registered N2534U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Shoshone, California (Shoshone airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 30, 1983 · about 10:55 pm local time
- Place
- Shoshone, California · Shoshone · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181 · all PA-28-181s on the register
- Registration
- N2534U · registry record · serial 28-8090053
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT LANDED LONG AND IN ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND CRASHED OFF THE RWY ON THE ARPT. THE PLT SAID SHE MADE HER APPROACH TO RWY 34 AT SHOSHONE CA AND TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY BEYOND THE MIDDLE OF THE 2380 FT RWY IN NO WIND CONDITIONS. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BY APPLYING FULL POWER. THE ENGINE HESITATED BUT SHE PULLED BACK ON THE STICK AND BECAME AIRBORNE.THE ACFT STALLED A FEW FT OFF THE GROUND. THE PLT THEN LOWERED THE NOSE BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RECOVER. SHE THEN RETARDED THE POWER AND CONTACTED THE GROUND BEYOND AND TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 194 hours in all; 29 in this make and model; 57 in the last 90 days; 134 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,754 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 13, 1983; 38 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Laquinta Air Service
The flight
- Departed from: L22 Yucca Valley CA at 9:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 34, 2,380 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number LAX84LA124.