# Accident 19761030040339A: Piper PA28R200, Rolling Hills, CA, October 30, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1976
- Place: Rolling Hills, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.7600° N, 118.3472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rolling Hills, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7600&lon=-118.3472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9384N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9384N-1977-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 27 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761030040339A

## Narrative

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

OIL EXHAUSTION AS RESULT OF IMPROPER ENGINE OIL QUICK DRAIN VALVE INSTALLATION. LND ON HILL SIDE.

## 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 LAX77FUA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA01), Oct 30, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N9384N), Rolling Hills, 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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