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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28180 · Coalinga, CA · July 27, 1978

Date
July 27, 1978
Place
Coalinga, CA
Airport
Harris Ranch
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5408F
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK78DVA63
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
69 total3 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt thought strip was 4000FT long,actually 2800FT.

As the FAA filed it

PLT THOUGHT STRIP WAS 4000FT LONG,ACTUALLY 2800FT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N5408F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.