# Accident 19840429017129A: Amtrks CAVALIER102, Palo Alto, CA, April 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1984, 14:40 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Santa Clara Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4502° N, 122.1005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4502&lon=-122.1005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491HC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKS CAVALIER102
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 7 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840429017129A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. IMPACT BROKE OFF NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT BURNED. PILOT AND PASSENGER NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX84LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA274), Apr 29, 1984: Hall-Cavalier SA-102.5 (N491HC), Palo Alto, CA, destroyed

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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