38.4405° N, 122.7144° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 22, 1979 · 13:40 local
Place
Santa Rosa, CA
Airport
Sonoma Co
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23231
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
69 total69 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine stopped on final approach to airport due to water in fuel.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE STOPPED ON FINAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT DUE TO WATER IN FUEL.