# Accident 19770809022529A: Piper PA36285, Niland, CA, August 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1977
- Place: Niland, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 33.2389° N, 115.5145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2389&lon=-115.5145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44118, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44118-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,563 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770809022529A

## Narrative

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

EXHAUST MUFFLER CLAMP FAILED,ALLOWED EXHAUST TO BURN LOWER FIBER GLASS COWLING

## 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 LAX77FUM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM35), Aug 9, 1977: Piper PA-36 (N44118), Niland, 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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