# Accident 19780830028179A: Piper PA24260, Shandon, CA, August 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1978
- Place: Shandon, CA
- Airport: Sinton Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 35.6536° N, 120.3831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shandon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6536&lon=-120.3831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8835P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8835P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total, 52 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FVM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FVM45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780830028179A

## Narrative

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

WND GUSTING 15K.

## 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 LAX78FVM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FVM45), Aug 30, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N8835P), Shandon, 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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