# Accident 19780505009139A: Piper PA34200T, Fullerton, CA, May 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1978
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2710M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2710M-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 90 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780505009139A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK APPROACH END OF RWY LIP WHICH VARIED IN HEIGHT FROM 4 TO 5HES.

## 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 LAX78FUA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA15), May 5, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N2710M), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2710M (2)

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

- [Accident 19880607019089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880607019089A), Jun 7, 1988: Piper PA34200T (N2710M), Corona, CA, Substantial damage. Unable to extend nose gear landed with it in up position. Was first landing since work was performed on nose gear.
- [Incident 19790402012259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790402012259I), Apr 2, 1979: Piper PA34200T (N2710M), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing due to failure of the nose gear down lock link.

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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