# NTSB LAX80FVG15: Piper PA-34, N15838, Travis Afb, CA, February 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1979
- Place: Travis Afb, CA · TRAVIS AFB, CA
- Location: 38.2685° N, 121.9337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Travis Air Force Base, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2685&lon=-121.9337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3491  79/2/19    TRAVIS AFB,CA       PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N15838              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 2500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WRINKLED WINGS FOUND AFTER THIS FLT.DATE OF DMG UNKNOWN,FLT PHASE UNKNOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15838](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15838-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N 34-7350099, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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