# Accident 19770520012509A: Lkheed P38J, Daggett, CA, May 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1977
- Place: Daggett, CA
- Airport: Daggett
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.8633° N, 116.8881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daggett, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8633&lon=-116.8881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9957F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9957F-1981-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed P-38L-5 (registry code 5260207, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p-38l-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED P38J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,676 total, 28 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FNG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FNG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770520012509A

## 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 LAX77FNG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FNG40), May 20, 1977: Lockheed P38-L5 (N9957F), Daggett, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9957F (1)

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

- [Incident 19810403021579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810403021579I), Apr 3, 1981: Lkheed P38L (N9957F), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. During taxi shimmy damper failed. Violent shimmy broke nose gear damper collar and nose gear collapsed.

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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