# Accident 19781006031999A: Piper PA24400, Davis, CA, October 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1978
- Place: Davis, CA
- Airport: Yolo County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.5794° N, 121.8569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YOLO COUNTY (DWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5794&lon=-121.8569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8815P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8815P-2018-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,557 total, 5 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006031999A

## Narrative

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

RT MAIN FUEL TANK EMPTY,LT MAIN & BOTH AUX FULL.FUEL SEL ON RT MA

## 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 OAK79FVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG01), Oct 6, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N8815P), Davis, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8815P (1)

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

- [Accident 20130615010069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130615010069A), Jun 15, 2013: Piper PA-24-260 (N8815P), La Pointe, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On June 15, 2013, at 1830 CDT a Piper PA-24-260, N8815P, collided with trees and subsequently the ground after attempting a go-around at madeline island…

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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