# Accident 19781126036129A: Piper PA22, Blue Canyon, CA, November 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1978
- Place: Blue Canyon, CA
- Airport: Blue Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 39.2571° N, 120.7110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Canyon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2571&lon=-120.7110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2673A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2673A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 849 total, 434 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DXQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DXQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781126036129A

## Narrative

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

RWY WAS COVERED BY EIGHT INCHES OF CRUSTED SNOW,NOSE GEAR COLLAPS

## 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 OAK79DXQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DXQ04), Nov 26, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N2673A), Blue Canyon, 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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