- Date
- November 17, 1980
- Place
- Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2553PPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19801117090339A
- Case key
- 80077
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3738 80/11/17 SANTA ROSA,CA PIPER PA-38 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1729 N2553P PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 25, 254 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ROSA,CA HEALDSBURG,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PUSHROD,NR4 INTAKE VALVE,FLARED.THERMAL FATIGUE OF VALVE.1ST TKOF ABORTED DUE PWR LOSS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2553P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sonoma County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.