# Accident 19780429007879A: Piper PA25235, Reedley, CA, April 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1978
- Place: Reedley, CA
- Airport: Great Western
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 36.5984° N, 119.4467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reedley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5984&lon=-119.4467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4363Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4363Y-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,270 total, 540 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429007879A

## Narrative

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

RT WING STRUCK TALL GRASS ON TKOF FROM COUNTY ROAD.

## 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 OAK78FVA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA40), Apr 29, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N4363Y), Reedley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4363Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19741004032649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741004032649A), Oct 4, 1974: Piper PA25235 (N4363Y), Corcoran, 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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