# Accident 19761031034729A: Piper PA18150, El Cajon, CA, October 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1976
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Lamps Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 32.8017° N, 116.9605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Cajon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8017&lon=-116.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14321, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14321) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,765 total, 39 in this make and model, 297 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761031034729A

## Narrative

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

8 HR FLT. WG HIT SHACK.

## 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 LAX77FUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM06), Oct 31, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N14321), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N14321 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820725053699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725053699I), Jul 25, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N14321), Alpine, CA, Minor damage. Used new brakes too heavily on the landing roll and nosed over.

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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