# Accident 19810601032039A: Piper PA28151, Sonoma, CA, June 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2903° N, 122.4598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonoma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2903&lon=-122.4598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4347F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4347F-1991-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 17 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601032039A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81FVD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD27), Jun 1, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N4347F), Sonoma, 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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