# Accident 19780718030139A: Piper PA36285, Calexico, CA, July 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1978
- Place: Calexico, CA
- Airport: Bravo Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.6849° N, 115.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calexico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6849&lon=-115.4947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44504, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44504-1991-10-25) (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: 1,583 total, 209 in this make and model, 209 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718030139A

## Narrative

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

ACFT HIT CEMENT WATER STAND PIPE.

## 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 LAX78DUM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM31), Jul 18, 1978: Piper PA-36 (N44504), Calexico, 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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