# NTSB LAX77DVM04: Piper PA-28, N440FL, Paso Robles, CA, December 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1976
- Place: Paso Robles, CA · PASO ROBLES, CA
- Location: 35.6266° N, 120.6910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paso Robles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6266&lon=-120.6910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DVM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3744  76/12/27   PASO ROBLES,CA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 172
        TIME - 1315                    N440FL              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERWOOD ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RED BLUFF,CA                PASO ROBLES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LNDD AT ABANDONED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N440FL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sherwood Acres

## 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 19761227040839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761227040839A), Dec 27, 1976: Piper PA28140, Paso Robles, CA, Substantial damage. Lndd at abandoned airport.

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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