# Accident 19971031044369A: Piper PA32R300, Santa Rosa, CA, October 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1997, 09:25 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Sonoma County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1655H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1655H-2002-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971031044369A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. (-23) IT APPEARED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO PILOT ERROR.  DUE TO RUPTURED FUEL TANKS, FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING FLIGHT COULD NOT BE PROVEN.

## 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 LAX98LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA027), Oct 31, 1997: Piper PA-32R-300 (N1655H), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N1655H (1)

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

- [Incident 19900306009759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900306009759I), Mar 6, 1990: Piper PA32R300 (N1655H), Bermuda Dunes, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft on approach observed with gear not extended. Landed with gear up.

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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