# Accident 19770520013769A: Piper J2PIPER, Travis Afb, CA, May 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1977
- Place: Travis Afb, CA
- Airport: Travis Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 38.2645° N, 121.9241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRAVIS AFB (SUU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2645&lon=-121.9241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19518, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19518) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-2 (registry code 7100402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A40 series (registry code 17001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J2PIPER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,068 total, 50 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770520013769A

## Narrative

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

LACK OF ADEQUATE COORDINATION BETWEEN GROUND AND LOCAL CONTROLLERS.

## 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 OAK77DVG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG34), May 20, 1977: Piper J2 (N19518), Travis Afb, 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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