# Accident 19860706030709A: Piper PA28161, Vacaville, CA, July 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1986, 11:30 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4094° N, 122.0092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4094&lon=-122.0092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8075X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8075X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 15 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860706030709A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SUSPECT THAT THE STUDENT FAILED TO TAKE OUT CROSSWIND CONTROLS.

## 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 LAX86LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA280), Jul 6, 1986: Piper PA-28-161 (N8075X), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8075X (1)

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

- [Incident 19820101000339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820101000339I), Jan 1, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N8075X), Key Largo, FL, Minor damage. Landed downwind. Ran off end of runway into parked aircraft. Flight was unauthorized by owner.

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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