# Accident 19770311004819A: Piper PA20, Mariposa, CA, March 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1977
- Place: Mariposa, CA
- Airport: Mariposa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 37.4912° N, 119.9732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mariposa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4912&lon=-119.9732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1592A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1592A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,403 total, 80 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770311004819A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LEFT GEAR ROLLED INTO HOLE ADJ TO RT SIDE OF RWY AND LEFT SIDE OF TAXIWAY.

## 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 OAK77DVA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVA24), Mar 11, 1977: Piper PA-20 (N1592A), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1592A (2)

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

- [Accident 20020721038009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020721038009A), Jul 21, 2002: Piper PA20 (N1592A), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was following traffic to land on runway 27. Pilot abruptly pulled up from flare, when his pax warned of imminent collision with another aircraft.…
- [Incident 19830220016359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830220016359I), Feb 20, 1983: Piper PA20 (N1592A), Modesto, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft while landing on a private grass airstrip. Aircraft 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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