Piper PA-34 N3953X
16 September 1979 · Sacramento, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1979 at about 18:50 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N3953X, operated by Southern Orego, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sacramento, California, United States. 4 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 18:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sacramento, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sacramento Exec
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N3953X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southern Orego
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Long Beach, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1798
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
PORPOISED AFTER INITIAL TOUCH DWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1979 | Piper PA-34 | Ramona, California, United States | SCH Missary AV | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-34 | Osawatomie, Kansas, United States | Kansas City PI | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-34 | Davie, Florida, United States | Burnside OTT A | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 1979 | Piper PA-34 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-34 | Wendover, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |