OAK76DVD18

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Santa Rosa, CA · December 21, 1975

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 21, 1975
Place
Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
Injuries
3 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N134SFPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 12, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751221040589A
Case key
152230

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3911  75/12/21   SANTA ROSA,CA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 23,
        TIME - 1330                    N134SF              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  420 TOTAL HOURS, 181 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA ROSA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ROSA,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- EX STUDENT PLT OP ACFT.CLAIMED TO BE CERT PRIVATE PLT. ONE PAX WAS STUDENT PLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N134SF
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Santa Rosa

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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.