# Accident 19760503014009A: Piper PA24250, Markleeville, CA, May 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1976
- Place: Markleeville, CA
- Airport: Markleeville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.6840° N, 119.8227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Markleeville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6840&lon=-119.8227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8118P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8118P-2018-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DXQ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760503014009A

## Narrative

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

HIT 5FT SHORT & BOUNCED ONTO RWY.

## 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 OAK76DXQ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ43), May 3, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N8118P), Markleeville, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8118P (3)

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

- [Accident 19910728030389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728030389A), Jul 28, 1991: Piper PA24 (N8118P), Culpepper, VA, Substantial damage. Landed with nose gear up.
- [Incident 19861021062619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861021062619I), Oct 21, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N8118P), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. While working on night currency, pilot forgot to extend the gear for landing.
- [Incident 19830813047359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813047359I), Aug 13, 1983: Piper PA24250 (N8118P), Hazleton, PA. Experienced rough engine. Smoke in cabin. Found intake valve push rod failed.

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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