# Accident 19771129039739A: Piper PA32RT300, San Martin, CA, November 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1977
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Airport: South County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.0829° N, 121.5963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Martin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0829&lon=-121.5963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7638F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7638F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 26 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771129039739A

## Narrative

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

ARPT UNATTENDED. ACFT STRUCK CULVERT IN GRASS AREA ALONGSIDE RWY.

## 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 OAK78FVM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM04), Nov 29, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N7638F), San Martin, 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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