# Accident 19771026034469A: Piper PA28180, Warner Springs, CA, October 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1977
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.2823° N, 116.6336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warner Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2823&lon=-116.6336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5189L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5189L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 590 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771026034469A

## Narrative

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

OVERFLEW SUITABLE ARPTS. ATTMPTD TO RET TO DEP BASE & BECAME LOST.

## 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 LAX78DUM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM03), Oct 26, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N5189L), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5189L (1)

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

- [Accident 19740331008409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740331008409A), Mar 31, 1974: Piper PA28180 (N5189L), 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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