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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Sonoma, CA · June 1, 1981

Date
June 1, 1981 · 11:45 local
Place
Sonoma, CA
Airport
Sonoma
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4347F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVD27
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
47 total17 in this make and model12 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 directional control on takeoff. Veered off runway into gas pump.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO GAS PUMP.

NTSB investigation

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