# Accident 19770215003189A: Piper PA28140, Carlsbad, CA, February 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1977
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Palomar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55686, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55686-1990-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 64 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770215003189A

## Narrative

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

STEEP CLIMB AFTER TKOF.

## 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 LAX77FUM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM15), Feb 15, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N55686), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55686 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740830030349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830030349A), Aug 30, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N55686), Carlsbad, 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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