# NTSB OAK67D0237: Piper PA-28, N8410R, Palo Alto, CA, March 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1967
- Place: Palo Alto, CA · PALO ALTO, CA
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0237
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0237

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0856   67/3/4    PALO ALTO,CALIF     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N8410R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALO ALTO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8410R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8410R-2012-11-13), registration cancelled 2012-11-13, S/N 28-22346, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palo Alto

## Other investigations on N8410R (3)

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 MIA92LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA168), Aug 29, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N8410R), Oak Hill, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO LEVEL OFF DURING THE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB SEA77FYA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYA21), Jun 5, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N8410R), Nampa, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK68D0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0032), Jun 10, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N8410R), Lower Lake, 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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