# Accident 19781109035939A: Piper PA28R201T, Arcata, CA, November 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1978
- Place: Arcata, CA
- Airport: Arcata
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.8623° N, 124.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcata, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8623&lon=-124.0750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43939 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 133 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781109035939A

## 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 OAK79DVD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD03), Nov 9, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N43939), Arcata, 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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