# Accident 19760614013879A: Piper PA28140, Petaluma, CA, June 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1976
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 38.2420° N, 122.6286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petaluma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2420&lon=-122.6286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N438FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438FL-1980-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 21 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760614013879A

## Narrative

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

PLT NOT FAMILIAR WITH HAND BRAKES. HIT PIPER PA-28,N48234,SUBSTL DMG.

## 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 OAK76DVD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD41), Jun 14, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N438FL), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N438FL (1)

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

- [Accident 19780620019009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620019009A), Jun 20, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N438FL), Carson City,Nv, NV, Destroyed. Mountainous terrain. Wind gusting 25K.

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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