# Accident 19780104006129A: Piper PA22135, Devore, CA, January 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1978
- Place: Devore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 34.2164° N, 117.4014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Devore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2164&lon=-117.4014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1511P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1511P-2009-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780104006129A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX78FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA019), Jan 4, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N1511P), Devore, CA, destroyed, 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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