# Accident 19800725030609A: Piper PA31, Morgan Hill, CA, July 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1980, 04:24 local time
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CLAA
- Location: 37.1325° N, 121.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-121.6419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6628L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6628L-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,175 total, 1,861 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800725030609A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DID NOT CHECK FUEL TANKS BEFORE DEPARTURE. RAN OUT OF FUEL AND HIT TREES WHILE MAKING FORCED LANDING.

## 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 LAX80FVM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM36), Jul 25, 1980: Piper PA-31 (N6628L), Morgan Hill, 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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