- Date
- August 1, 1981
- Place
- Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9578KPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810801046769A
- Case key
- 123863
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2380 81/8/1 SANTA ROSA,CA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 142 TIME - 1150 N9578K PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CA SANTA ROSA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 7 OUT OF 8 CYL HOLD DWN STUDS ON NO 3 CYL FAILED.LNDD IN GRAPE VINEYARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9578K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- 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.