# Accident 19820602026392A: Piper PA28*, Santa Cruz, CA, June 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1982, 13:00 local time
- Place: Santa Cruz, CA
- Airport: Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0408° N, 122.0991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0408&lon=-122.0991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40951, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40951) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28*
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 34 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820602026392A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND BELOW BY OVERTAKING N25PB. PROPELLER STRIKES DAMAGED BELLY AND GEAR. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N25PB, Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1: [Accident 19820602026391A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820602026391A)

## 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 LAX82DA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA207), Jun 2, 1982: Piper PA-28 (N40951), Santa Cruz, 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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