# Accident 19780428008949A: Piper PA28R201T, Alturas, CA, April 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1978
- Place: Alturas, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 41.4891° N, 120.5513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alturas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4891&lon=-120.5513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9653C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9653C-2012-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 15 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780428008949A

## Narrative

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

WINGS,HORIZ STAB SEPARATED.

## 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 OAK78FVG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG26), Apr 28, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N9653C), Alturas, CA, destroyed, 1 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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