# Accident 19770323003959A: Piper PA28R200, San Diego, CA, March 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1977
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5021S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5021S-1984-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 1 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770323003959A

## Narrative

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

WRONG OIL QUICK DRAIN VALVE INSTALLED. NOSE GR SCISSORS CTCD VALVE,OIL LOST OVR BOARD.

## 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 LAX77FUM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM23), Mar 23, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N5021S), San Diego, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5021S (1)

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

- [Accident 19831022060099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831022060099A), Oct 22, 1983: Piper PA28R200 (N5021S), San Diego, CA, Destroyed. Pilot allowed aircraft to collide with water while passenger was searching for radio knob set screw.

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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