# NTSB OAK79FA021: Piper PA-28, N7931C, Sacramento, CA, March 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1979
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0589  79/3/24    SACRAMENTO,CA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 125
        TIME - 1102                    N7931C              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PETALUMA,CA                 SACRAMENTO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- VECTORED TO DOWNWIND,NO.2 TO FOLLOW B-727 ON FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7931C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7931C-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N 28-7690089 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sacramento Metro

## 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 19790324008059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324008059A), Mar 24, 1979: Piper PA28181, Sacramento, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft landed behind a united 727. Witnesses observed the aircraft rock back and forth and dive to the ground.

## Other investigations on N7931C (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 OAK76DVD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD29), Apr 2, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N7931C), Healdsburg, 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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