# Accident 19780606011549A: Piper PA36285, Davis, CA, June 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1978
- Place: Davis, CA
- Airport: Medlock Dusters
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.5561° N, 121.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5561&lon=-121.7378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57808, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57808-1984-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,370 total, 0 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780606011549A

## Narrative

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

INADVERTENTLY ACTUATED MIX CTL INSTEAD OF PROP CTL.

## 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 OAK78DVG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG50), Jun 6, 1978: Piper PA-36 (N57808), Davis, 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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