# Accident 19790716029519A: Piper PA18150, Sierraville, CA, July 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sierraville, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5822° N, 120.3621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sierraville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5822&lon=-120.3621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2404P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2404P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FXQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FXQ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790716029519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TRYING TO LAND ON A 1000 FT STRIP SURROUNDED BY WIRES. MADE A GO-AROUND, HIT WIRE.

## 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 LAX79FXQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FXQ22), Jul 16, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N2404P), Sierraville, 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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