# Accident 19771001030899A: Piper PA28140, Independence, CA, October 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1977, 00:00 local time
- Place: Independence, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.8303° N, 118.2079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8303&lon=-118.2079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15670, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15670-1977-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,274 total, 202 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771001030899A

## Narrative

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

AOPA MTN FLYING COURSE.CRASHED IN MTN TERRAIN 10204FT MSL.

## 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 OAK78FVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA02), Oct 1, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N15670), Independence, CA, destroyed

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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