# Accident 19780922034741A: Piper PA28160, Concord, CA, September 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1978
- Place: Concord, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 37.9722° N, 122.0016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9722&lon=-122.0016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36762, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36762-2012-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 582 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780922034741A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8466J, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19780922034742A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780922034742A)

## 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 OAK78FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA057), Sep 22, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N36762), Concord, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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