# Accident 19780125003589A: Piper PA24400, San Jose, CA, January 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1978
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7579P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7579P-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,145 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780125003589A

## 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 OAK78FVM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM09), Jan 25, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N7579P), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7579P (2)

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

- [Incident 20070301007249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070301007249I), Mar 1, 2007: Piper PA24250 (N7579P), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 01, 2007, the owner of N7579P, a Piper PA-24-250, in a statement from the pilot, was attempting to start the aircraft to do some pattern work.…
- [Incident 19990411020639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990411020639I), Apr 11, 1999: Piper PA24250 (N7579P), Long Beach, CA. Pilot was on IFR flight plan in IMC conditions at 11,000 feet, -10 degree c, in moderate rain, experienced complete loss of engine power. Pilot stated that he…

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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