# Accident 19771009033049A: Piper PA24, Burbank, CA, October 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1977
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Hollywood Burbank
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 34.2007° N, 118.3587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOLLYWOOD BURBANK (BUR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2007&lon=-118.3587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5169P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5169P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,054 total, 213 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771009033049A

## Narrative

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

FRACTURED AT HUB,BLADES CAME LOOSE.

## 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 LAX78DUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUQ03), Oct 9, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N5169P), Burbank, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5169P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19741108037279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741108037279A), Nov 8, 1974: Piper PA24 (N5169P), Fort Ord, CA, Substantial damage. Wrong nose gr forward shimmy dampener bracket bolt installed. Too long,striking upper strut.

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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