# Accident 19770109000449A: Piper PA23250, Chico, CA, January 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1977
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N5VM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5VM-2011-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,809 total, 30 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770109000449A

## 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 OAK77DVG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG17), Jan 9, 1977: Piper PA23 (N5VM), Chico, 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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