Piper PA-20-150 N3SJ
23 August 1983 · Auburn, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 1983 at about 17:54 local time, a Piper PA-20-150 registered N3SJ was involved in an accident near Auburn, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Auburn, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Auburn Municipal (AUN)
- Coordinates
- 38.9209, -121.0699
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20-150
- Registration
- N3SJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA405
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY INTO A DITCH. WIND WAS GUSTING 15 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-20 | Martinsville, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-20 | Mason, Michigan, United States | Davis Groh | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-20 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-20 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Edwin P. Painter | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-20 | Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-20 | Burlington, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |