# Accident 19780917031689A: Piper PA28R, Angwin, CA, September 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1978
- Place: Angwin, CA
- Airport: Angwin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.5779° N, 122.4512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angwin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5779&lon=-122.4512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5053S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5053S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total, 333 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG82) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917031689A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK78DVG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG82), Sep 17, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N5053S), Angwin, 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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