# Accident 19760417009839A: Piper PA28R200, Visalia, CA, April 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1976
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.3186° N, 119.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VISALIA MUNI (VIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3186&lon=-119.3929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4290T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4290T-2017-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760417009839A

## Narrative

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

OIL SUMP PLUG NOT SAFETIED,VIBRATED OUT.

## 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 OAK76DVA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA55), Apr 17, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N4290T), Visalia, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4290T (1)

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

- [Accident 20090228003949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090228003949A), Feb 28, 2009: Piper PA28R200 (N4290T), Fallbrook, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) In a telephone conversation with the pilot on March 11, 2009, he admitted to landing too FAR down the runway and running off of the end. He also stated…

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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