# Accident 19790715018019A: Piper PA30, Smartsville, CA, July 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1979, 12:50 local time
- Place: Smartsville, CA
- Airport: Oak Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2053° N, 121.2929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smartsville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2053&lon=-121.2929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7077Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7077Y-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,049 total, 625 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715018019A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED ACFT TO DRIFT LEFT OF RWY CENTERLINE. LANDED ON LEFT EDGE, RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A FENCE.

## 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 OAK79DVG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG61), Jul 15, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N7077Y), Smartville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7077Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19840401019569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840401019569I), Apr 1, 1984: Piper PA30 (N7077Y), Moriarty, NM. Left engine failed on climbout. Elected to land on a freeway due to gusty winds. Fuel injectors were clogged.

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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