# Accident 19840717033229A: Piper PA24250, Folsom, CA, July 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1984, 06:30 local time
- Place: Folsom, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6708° N, 121.1406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6708&lon=-121.1406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5752P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5752P-1985-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,020 total, 704 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717033229A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES WHILE FLYING LOW OVER LAKE.  AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED DROPPED INTO THE LAKE AND SANK.

## 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 LAX84LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA399), Jul 17, 1984: Piper PA-24-250 (N5752P), Folsom, 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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