# Accident 19770130001469A: Piper PA28235, Riverside, CA, January 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1977
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Riverside Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.9519° N, 117.4451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIVERSIDE (RAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9519&lon=-117.4451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101YT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101YT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 14 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770130001469A

## Narrative

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

HIT TOP OF 28FT LT POLE 1200FT FRM RWY. CONT & LND OK. LND ENROUTE DUE CABIN DOOR UNLATCHED.

## 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 LAX77FUG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG27), Jan 30, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N101YT), Riverside, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N101YT (1)

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

- [Accident 19741127037879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741127037879A), Nov 27, 1974: Piper PA28235 (N101YT), La Paz, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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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