# Accident 19811127076339A: Piper PA38112, Hollister, CA, November 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1981, 15:59 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 36.8933° N, 121.4103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOLLISTER MUNI (CVH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8933&lon=-121.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25198 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,890 total, 22 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811127076339A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. LANDED IN SOFT FIELD. NOSED OVER. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. CONDITIONS FOR CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 LAX82DVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVM05), Nov 27, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N25198), Hollister, 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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