# Accident 20010505008869A: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, Schellville/Son, CA, May 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Schellville/Son, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 38.2281° N, 122.4333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2281&lon=-122.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N838KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010505008869A

## Narrative

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

(-23)LAX01LA165

## 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 LAX01LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA165), May 5, 2001: De Havilland Tiger Moth DH 82A (N838KC), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to properly flush out the fuel system after the header tank became submerged in water, which precipitated a loss of engine power and forced landing in a soft open dirt area.

## Other reports on N838KC (1)

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

- [Accident 19981105039849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981105039849A), Nov 5, 1998: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N838KC), Petaluma, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Copp, PIC of the tiger moth, departed sonoma valley airport enroute to Petaluma airport for autofuel which was not available at sonoma valley…

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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