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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · Santa Rosa, CA · March 1, 1981

Date
March 1, 1981 · 19:15 local
Place
Santa Rosa, CA
Airport
Sonoma Co
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1701G
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVD13
Reported as
Cessna 340CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total106 in this make and model29 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.

Lost engine on base leg, crash-landed short of runway. Speed below VMC. Both engines lead fouled plugs.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ENGINE ON BASE LEG, CRASH-LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. SPEED BELOW VMC. BOTH ENGINES LEAD FOULED PLUGS.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N1701G · 1

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