# Accident 19781125036119A: Piper PA28160, Newberry Spgs, CA, November 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1978
- Place: Newberry Spgs, CA
- Airport: Wet Set Village
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.8272° N, 116.6884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newberry Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8272&lon=-116.6884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6184H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6184H-2013-04-26) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,001 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781125036119A

## 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 LAX79FUG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG07), Nov 25, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N6184H), Newberry Spgs, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6184H (1)

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

- [Accident 19881019046729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881019046729A), Oct 19, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N6184H), Petaluma, CA, Substantial damage. Landed hard on nosewheel, lost control and collided with a hangar.

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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