# Accident 19771115043581A: Piper PA28180, Newport Beach, CA, November 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1977
- Place: Newport Beach, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.6266° N, 117.8655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6266&lon=-117.8655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15904 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,944 total, 150 in this make and model, 420 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771115043581A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2739Q, Cessna 182K: [Accident 19771115043582A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771115043582A)

## 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 LAX78FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA007), Nov 15, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N15904), Newport Beach, CA, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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