# Accident 19780805023829A: Piper PA22135, Fair Oaks, CA, August 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1978
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA
- Airport: Phoenix Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.6501° N, 121.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6501&lon=-121.2513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3562A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3562A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 84 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780805023829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK78FVG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG71), Aug 5, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N3562A), Fair Oaks, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3562A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19951031038799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951031038799A), Oct 31, 1995: Piper PA22135 (N3562A), Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Aborted. Used brakes. Exited runway. Nosed over in soft dirt.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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