# NTSB LAX82FUG01: Piper PA-28, N7793N, Rialto, CA, October 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1981
- Place: Rialto, CA · RIALTO, CA
- Location: 34.1174° N, 117.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rialto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1174&lon=-117.3892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FUG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2362   81/10/4   RIALTO,CA           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 2966
        TIME - 1450                    N7793N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 838 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIALTO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIALTO,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7793N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7793N-1983-11-25), registration cancelled 1983-11-25, S/N 28-5242 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rialto 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 19811004064959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811004064959A), Oct 4, 1981: Piper PA28180, Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff climb. Landed straight ahead. Struck chain link fence. Engine ran ok after accident.

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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