# NTSB LAX81FVD13: Cessna 340, N1701G, Santa Rosa, CA, March 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1981
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126869
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0387   81/3/1    SANTA ROSA,CA       CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3000
        TIME - 1910                    N1701G              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ROSA,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED PRIOR KNOWLEDGE THAT R ENG DID NOT DEVELOP FULL PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1701G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1701G-2017-10-25), registration cancelled 2017-10-25, S/N 340-0512, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Registry model: [Cessna 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (registry code 2076404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sonoma County

## 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 19810301013339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301013339A), Mar 1, 1981: Cessna 340CESSNA, Santa Rosa, CA, Substantial damage. Lost engine on base leg, crash-landed short of runway. Speed below VMC. Both engines lead fouled plugs.

## Other investigations on N1701G (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 LAX77DUG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUG54), Jul 6, 1977: Cessna 340 (N1701G), Riverside, CA, substantial damage

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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