# NTSB Accident WPR10CA035
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 2009-10-30 · Angwin, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR10CA035
- **Event ID:** 20091030X90801
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-10-30
- **Location:** Angwin, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.580001, -122.435279
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N1721T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly identify the runway surface for takeoff and his subsequent failure to abort the takeoff when he realized he was not on the runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to select the appropriate radio frequency to activate the runway lights.

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