# NTSB LAX81DUQ31: Piper PA-34, N36207, Santa Rosa, CA, August 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1980
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUQ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3775   80/8/4    SANTA ROSA,CA       PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N36207              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 24, 1293 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA ROSA ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA BARBARA,CA            SANTA ROSA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PROPS DAMAGED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36207](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36207-1989-04-18), registration cancelled 1989-04-18, S/N 347870303 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Rosa Island

## 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 19800804052139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800804052139A), Aug 4, 1980: Piper PA34200T, Santa Rosa Isla, CA, Substantial damage. Lost control on bouncy landing on narrow dirt strip. Inadequate pilot check out for type of operatin.

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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