37.5483° N, 121.9886° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 10, 1984 · 15:15 local
Place
Fremont, CA
Airport
Fremont
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8909Y
Reported as
Piper PA39
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
330 total20 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost all avionics. Electrical system out. Landed gear up. Forgot to use emergency system. Seemed confused.
As the FAA filed it
LOST ALL AVIONICS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OUT. LANDED GEAR UP. FORGOT TO USE EMERGENCY SYSTEM. SEEMED CONFUSED.