# NTSB OAK74AP057: Piper PA-28, N40764, Lk.Brryessa, CA, May 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1974
- Place: Lk.Brryessa, CA · LK.BRRYESSA, CA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AP057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1043   74/5/7    LK.BRRYESSA,CALIF   PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 273
        TIME - 1552                    N40764              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VACAVILLE,CALIF             PETALUMA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HIT HI-VOLT LINES 166FT ABOVE LAKE.SHOWN ON SECTIONAL CHART.ACFT SANK IN 190FT OF WATER,NOT RCVRD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40764](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40764-1974-07-05), registration cancelled 1974-07-05, S/N 28-7425160, built 1973 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740507013509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740507013509A), May 7, 1974: Piper PA28R200, Lk.Brryessa, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit hi-volt lines 166FT above lake. Shown on sectional chart. Acft sank in 190FT of water,not rcvrd.

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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