# Accident 19780721021019A: Piper PA28180, Quartz Hill, CA, July 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1978
- Place: Quartz Hill, CA
- Airport: Quartz Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 34.6500° N, 118.2060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Quartz Hill Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6500&lon=-118.2060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5183S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5183S) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 9 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780721021019A

## Narrative

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

NO FLAP TKOF,D/A 5000FT.2350FT REQD TO CLEAR 50FT OBSTACLE WITH 2 FLAPS.RWY 2550FT.

## 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 LAX78FUQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ38), Jul 21, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N5183S), Quartz Hill, 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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