# Accident 19840901056569A: Piper STCPA22, Byron, CA, September 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1984, 13:00 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8510° N, 121.6208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8510&lon=-121.6208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA477) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901056569A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN PASTURE. PILOT REPORTED THAT AIRCRAFT HAD 2 GALLONS ON BOARD ON DEPARTURE.

## 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 LAX84LA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA477), Sep 1, 1984: Piper PA-22-135 (N77G), Byron, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N77G (1)

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

- [Incident 19850925055299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850925055299I), Sep 25, 1985: Piper PA22135 (N77G), Reno, CA, Minor damage. Pilot was unable to hold nose down on takeoff roll. Aircraft ground looped. ATC caution of wake turbulence.

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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