# Accident 19840525019469A: Piper PA16, Novato, CA, May 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1984, 19:00 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1002° N, 122.6300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1002&lon=-122.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5698H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5698H-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 44 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840525019469A

## Narrative

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

STRONG GUSTY CROSSWINDS EXCEED CONTROL CAPABILITY ON ROLLOUT. WEATHERVANED, OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY, STRUCK VASI LIGHT.

## 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 LAX84LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA323), May 26, 1984: Piper PA-16 (N5698H), Novato, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5698H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870404015779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404015779I), Apr 4, 1987: Piper PA16 (N5698H), Mojave, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped during rollout. Pilot reported variable gusting winds.

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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