# Accident 19760315007809A: Piper PA28140, Desert Center, CA, March 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1976
- Place: Desert Center, CA
- Airport: Desert Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 33.7477° N, 115.3252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DESERT CENTER (CN64), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7477&lon=-115.3252&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5660U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5660U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DUG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760315007809A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 15K. LND HARD,DMGD NOSE GR. PLT MADE GO ARND & RAN OFF RWY NEXT LDG.

## 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 LAX76DUG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG39), Mar 15, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N5660U), Desert Center, CA, substantial damage

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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