# Accident 19760228006371A: Piper PA28151, Rice, CA, February 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1976
- Place: Rice, CA
- Airport: Rice Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 34.0836° N, 114.8497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rice, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0836&lon=-114.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41421, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 14 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760228006371A

## Narrative

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

ABANDONED ARPT. PIPER HIT BEECH FRM REAR DRG LEVEL OFF. NO COMM BETWEEN ACFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8806A, Beech B35: [Accident 19760228006372A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760228006372A)

## 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 LAX76FUG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG37), Feb 28, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N41421), Rice, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N41421 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800926071319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800926071319I), Sep 26, 1980: Piper PA28151 (N41421), Montague, MI, Minor damage. Emergency landing after power loss. Found fouled spark plug.

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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