# Accident 19780514009989A: Piper PA28180, Richmond, CA, May 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1978
- Place: Richmond, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.9523° N, 122.3606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9523&lon=-122.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4895L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4895L-2022-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 192 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780514009989A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SELECTOR FOUND ON EMPTY TANK. 12 GAL FUEL DRAINED FROM RT TA

## 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 OAK78FVD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD36), May 14, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N4895L), Richmond, 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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