# Accident 19790225003579A: Piper PA38112, Gilroy, CA, February 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Gilroy, CA
- Airport: San Martin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0816° N, 121.5968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN MARTIN (E16), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0816&lon=-121.5968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2483T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2483T-1983-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,085 total, 46 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225003579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE STOPPED ON DOWNWIND LEG. AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT,STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 OAK79FVM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVM14), Feb 25, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N2483T), San Martin, CA, substantial damage

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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