Piper PA-32R N102EA
11 March 1981 · Petaluma, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 March 1981 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N102EA was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Petaluma, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Petaluma, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R
- Registration
- N102EA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Redding, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0389
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
LANDED IN UNIMPROVED OVERRUN AREA 250 FT SHORT OF RUNWAY.NOSE GEAR HIT DIRT RIDGE AND COLLAPSED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
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| 22 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Osborne, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |