# Accident 19771001030579A: Piper PA28140, Colton, CA, October 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1977
- Place: Colton, CA
- Airport: Colton Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.0491° N, 117.3287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0491&lon=-117.3287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9728W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9728W-2009-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,075 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771001030579A

## 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 LAX78FUG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG01), Oct 1, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N9728W), Colton, 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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