- Date
- June 22, 1979
- Place
- Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2323LPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136244
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1054 79/6/22 SANTA ROSA,CA PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 70 TOTAL TIME - 1240 N2323L PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDBLUFF,CA SANTA ROSA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TWO OTHER ACFT SERVICED BY SAME STORAGE TANKS EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS DUE TO WATER IN FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2323L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sonoma Co
N2323LRegistration cancelled Jul 7, 2025 · Piper PA-38-112Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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