# Accident 19830331013999A: Piper PA24260, Hollister, CA, March 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8900° N, 121.2410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8900&lon=-121.2410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9324P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9324P-2000-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 524 total, 524 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331013999A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GEAR AND WING HIT TRUCK ON FINAL APPROACH FOR NIGHT LANDING.

## 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 LAX83LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA169), Apr 1, 1983: Piper PA-24-260 (N9324P), Hollister, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9324P (3)

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

- [Accident 19960717018269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717018269A), Jul 17, 1996: Piper PA24260 (N9324P), Tennant, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Indicates FL 150 prior loss control dive and airframe failure build ups in area. Hypoxia and or vertigo factors.
- [Incident 19870728081749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728081749I), Jul 28, 1987: Piper PA24260 (N9324P), Cape Spencer, AK. Pilot was disoriented. Requested juneau flight service for assistance to airport.
- [Incident 19841118071559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841118071559I), Nov 18, 1984: Piper PA24260 (N9324P), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. After touchdown pilot raised flaps and nose gear followed by mains retracted.

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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