# NTSB LAX79DUM07: Piper PA-34, N44447, Brawley, CA, March 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1979
- Place: Brawley, CA · BRAWLEY, CA
- Location: 32.9785° N, 115.5286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brawley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9785&lon=-115.5286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0429   79/3/5    BRAWLEY,CA          PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 521
        TIME - 1930                    N44447              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAWLEY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                BRAWLEY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44447](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44447-1994-04-20), registration cancelled 1994-04-20, S/N 347570002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brawley Muni

## 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 19790305004119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305004119A), Mar 5, 1979: Piper PA34200T, Brawley, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck by auto while taxing on taxiway after landing. Auto driver mistook taxiway for road.

## Other investigations on N44447 (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 FTW91LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA097), Jun 14, 1991: Piper PA-34-200T (N44447), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN MODEL.

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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