Piper PA-28 N9578K
1 August 1981 · Santa Rosa, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1981 at about 11:50 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N9578K was involved in an accident during in flight near Santa Rosa, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Rosa, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sonoma County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N9578K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Van Nuys, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2380
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
7 OUT OF 8 CYL HOLD DWN STUDS ON NO 3 CYL FAILED.LNDD IN GRAPE VINEYARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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