# Accident 19790916035419A: Piper PA28R200, Grass Valley, CA, September 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1979, 21:30 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2241° N, 121.0025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEVADA COUNTY (GOO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2241&lon=-121.0025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1228T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1228T-2022-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 30 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916035419A

## Narrative

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

LOST GROUND REFERENCE CIRCLING IN PATTERN AT WRONG AIRPORT. HIT TREES. AIRPORT ELEVATION HIGHER THAN DESTINATION.

## 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 LAX79DA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DA083), Sep 16, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N1228T), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1228T (1)

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

- [Accident 19750826027329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750826027329A), Aug 26, 1975: Piper PA28R200 (N1228T), Selma, AL, Substantial damage. Acft on extdd final apch due otr tfc.

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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