# NTSB LAX80DVG05: Piper PA-30, N7915Y, Fair Oaks, CA, November 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1979
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA · FAIR OAKS, CA
- Location: 38.6501° N, 121.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6501&lon=-121.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201194
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG05-201194

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2633  79/11/14   FAIR OAKS,CA        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 5536
        TIME - 1240                    N7915Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 891 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,CA                  FAIR OAKS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT DOG ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7915Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7915Y), registered now, S/N 30-1005, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phoenix

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791114029479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791114029479A), Nov 14, 1979: Piper PA30, Fair Oaks, CA, Substantial damage. A pack of dogs ran across the runway. The landing aircraft hit one.

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.

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