# Incident 19970216004739I: Piper PA28151, Fresno, CA, February 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1997, 19:05 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4401X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4401X-2011-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 50 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970216004739I

## Narrative

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

LANDED AT FAT SANS CLEARANCE. GREETED BY SECURITY. LANDED WRONG AIRPORT. FAT INSTEAD FCH 5 MILES SOUTH. NOT CURRENT

## Other reports on N4401X (1)

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

- [Accident 20050801016669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050801016669A), Aug 1, 2005: Piper PA28151 (N4401X), San Luis Obispo, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed San Luis Obispo (sbp), CA runway 11, made a left turn heading directly toward isley hill elevation approximately 777 feet. The ceiling…

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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