# Accident 19780511009909A: Piper PA32RT300, Yucca Valley, CA, May 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1978
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 34.1142° N, 116.4322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yucca Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1142&lon=-116.4322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6230J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6230J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780511009909A

## Narrative

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

STOLEN ACFT.HISTORY OF FLT UNK,ACFT FOUND DAMAGED IN DESERT.INJURDEX PRESUMED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6230J (1)

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

- [Incident 19961015035449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961015035449I), Oct 15, 1996: Piper PA32R300 (N6230J), Ambler, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: on climb out from Ambler, AK pilot heard a "clunk" noise at about 2000 ft. everything appeared to be normal, continued climb-out. At aprox.…

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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