# NTSB LAX77DUM03: Piper PA-28R, N44812, Fallbrook, CA, October 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1976
- Place: Fallbrook, CA · FALLBROOK, CA
- Location: 33.3747° N, 117.2183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallbrook, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3747&lon=-117.2183&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUM03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUM03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4038  76/10/16   FALLBROOK,CA        PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N44812              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 52, 942 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            548 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALLBROOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARSBAD,CA                  FALLBROOK,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N44812 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fallbrook

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761016033339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761016033339A), Oct 16, 1976: Piper PA28R200, Fallbrook, CA, Substantial damage

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.

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