19790606012149A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · San Carlos, CA · June 6, 1979

Date
June 6, 1979 · 18:43 local
Place
San Carlos, CA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5965F
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79FVM26
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,460 total700 in this make and model195 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine stopped during initial climb. Struck dirt mounds on off airport landing. Cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DURING INITIAL CLIMB. STRUCK DIRT MOUNDS ON OFF AIRPORT LANDING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.