![]() When the aircraft pitched up and rolled to the left, he had a view of the top of the aircraft from the rear and could see that the nose baggage door on the right side of the nose was open. The nose pitched up and the aircraft rolled to the left, then the nose dropped and the aircraft disappeared behind a parked aircraft in a vertical dive and he heard the impact in the hangar. As the aircraft continued west over the runway, the witness sensed that something was wrong as the aircraft reached 150 - 200 feet agl, it yawed slightly, and appeared to mush. The nose gear had retracted and the main gear was in transit. ![]() The witness reported that the accident aircraft lifted off prior to reaching his location and passed in front of him at 30 - 50 feet agl. The runway is 5,900 feet long and the airport elevation is 4,697 feet. The flight was originating at the time and was destined for Nacadoches, Texas.Ī private pilot witnessed the takeoff from near the midfield location adjacent to runway 27. ![]() Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight. The aircraft was destroyed and the commercial pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. On November 27, 1997, at 1235 hours Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-23-250, N6933Y, rolled inverted during the takeoff initial climb and impacted a hangar at the Carson City, Nevada, airport. ![]() NTSB Identification: LAX98FA048 HISTORY OF FLIGHT ![]()
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