# Accident 19750515011939A: Piper PA28180, Shafter, CA, May 15, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1975
- Place: Shafter, CA
- Airport: Kern County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 35.5005° N, 119.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-119.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5264L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5264L-2017-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FVA63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FVA63-148385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750515011939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CHAIN DRIVE CAME OFF BOTH CTL WHEEL SPROCKET DUE BENT T BAR.REASON UNDET.HAD NO AILERON CTL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX75FVA63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FVA63-148385), May 15, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5264L), Shafter, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5264L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030314004899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030314004899A), Mar 14, 2003: Piper PA28180 (N5264L), Dodd City, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft crashed while on a cross country flight with a destination of bonham, Texas at approximately 1800 hours. One person was on board and her…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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