# Accident 19760516016159A: Piper PA24250, Red Bluff, CA, May 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1976
- Place: Red Bluff, CA
- Airport: Red Bluff
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.1503° N, 122.2522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RED BLUFF MUNI (RBL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1503&lon=-122.2522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7997P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7997P) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 25 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760516016159A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK76DVG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG77), May 16, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N7997P), Red Bluff, 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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