# Accident 19770819024189A: Piper PA22135, S.Luis Obispo, CA, August 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1977
- Place: S.Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 35.2373° N, 120.6426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY RGNL (SBP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2373&lon=-120.6426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2278A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2278A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FVM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FVM24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819024189A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STOLEN.

## 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 LAX77FVM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FVM24), Aug 19, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N2278A), S.Luis Obispo, 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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