# Accident 19880326006569A: Piper PA34200T, Columbia, CA, March 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1988, 18:15 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1095° N, 120.3807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1095&lon=-120.3807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47766, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47766) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 543 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880326006569A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG,FAST AND PORPOISED. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY COLLIDING WITH A METAL DRAIN GATE. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 LAX88LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA138), Mar 27, 1988: Piper PA-34-200T (N47766), Columbia, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N47766 (2)

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

- [Incident 19960802027019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802027019I), Aug 2, 1996: Piper PA34200T (N47766), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on August 2, 1996, at approximately 2230 PST, a Piper seneca ii (PA-34-200T), N47766, operated by Dr. Gordon levin, a certificated pilot, damaged…
- [Incident 19831105070429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831105070429I), Nov 5, 1983: Piper PA34200 (N47766), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. Right wing struck a parked aircraft while leaving the parking area.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.