# NTSB OAK68D0373: Piper PA-28, N9986W, Concord, CA, May 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1968
- Place: Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
- Location: 37.9722° N, 122.0016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9722&lon=-122.0016&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0373
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0373

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1188   68/5/3    CONCORD,CALIF       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 0627                    N9986W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STRUCK RNWY LIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9986W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9986W-2013-07-15), registration cancelled 2013-07-15, S/N 28-23534, built 1967 (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: Buchanan Field

## Other investigations on N9986W (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 LAX01LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA033), Nov 4, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N9986W), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane's fuel system. This lead to the pilot inadvertently switching the fuel selector handle to the "OFF" position and subsequently to a loss of engine…

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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