# NTSB OAK77DXQ35: Piper PA30, N8612Y, Susanville, CA, September 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1977
- Place: Susanville, CA · SUSANVILLE, CA
- Location: 40.4337° N, 120.6283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Susanville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4337&lon=-120.6283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DXQ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1942   77/9/8    SUSANVILLE,CA       PIPER PA30          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1001
        TIME - 1800                    N8612Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUSANVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARSON CITY,NV              KLAMATH FALLS,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ACFT RAN OFF END OF RWY AND DOWN A 30FT GULLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8612Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8612Y-1983-04-23), registration cancelled 1983-04-23, S/N 30-1752 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Susanville

## 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 19770908025899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770908025899A), Sep 8, 1977: Piper PA30, Susanville, CA, Substantial damage. Acft ran off end of rwy and down a 30FT gully.

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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