North American SNJ-6 N3579
26 September 1982 · Santa Rosa, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 September 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a North American SNJ-6 registered N3579, operated by Lynn C. Hunt, was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, California, United States. 2 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Rosa, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sonoma County (STS)
- Coordinates
- 38.4403, -122.7808
- Aircraft
- North American SNJ-6
- Registration
- N3579
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lynn C. Hunt
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Rosa → Santa Rosa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DA358
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ENGINE QUIT AT 500 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT TURNED BACK BUT OVERSHOT FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1985 | North American SNJ-6 | El Toro McAs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Oct 2001 | North American SNJ-6 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2003 | North American SNJ-6 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Donald L. Symington | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2005 | North American SNJ-6 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jun 2006 | North American SNJ-6 | American Falls, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |