# Accident 19800119004659A: Piper PA28235, Vacaville, CA, January 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1980, 12:10 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Vacaville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8908W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8908W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 45 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119004659A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL WHEN HIT BY GUSTY CROSSWIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 LAX80DVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG13), Jan 19, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N8908W), Vacaville, 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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