# Accident 19780624014949A: Piper PA28140, Austin, NV, June 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1978
- Place: Austin, NV
- Airport: Grass Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.4975° N, 117.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4975&lon=-117.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41471, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41471-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DXQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624014949A

## Narrative

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

WIND VARIABLE GUSTY 20-30 KNOTS,WHIRLWIND.

## 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 OAK78DXQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ29), Jun 24, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N41471), Austin, NV, 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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