# Accident 19760728020919A: Piper PA28140, Chico, CA, July 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1976
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.7954° N, 121.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICO RGNL (CIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7954&lon=-121.8584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33570, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33570-2013-04-16) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVH01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVH01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760728020919A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STOLEN,PILOT UNIDENTIFIED. INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

## 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 OAK76FVH01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVH01), Jul 28, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N33570), Chico, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N33570 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790528028229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528028229I), May 28, 1979: Piper PA28/ (N33570), South Lake Taho, CA, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff due to downdraft, ran off end of runway.

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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