# NTSB OAK74DVA26: Piper PA-28, N6032W, Visalia, CA, October 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1973
- Place: Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Location: 36.3302° N, 119.2921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Visalia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3302&lon=-119.2921&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3007  73/10/11   VISALIA,CALIF       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N6032W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VISALIA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HANFORD,CALIF               RETURN                       VISALIA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- INSPN REVEALED NOSE OLEO STRUT BENT FM OVRSTRESS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6032W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6032W-1999-04-29), registration cancelled 1999-04-29, S/N 28-20032 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Visalia 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 19731011033259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731011033259A), Oct 11, 1973: Piper PA28140, Visalia, CA, Substantial damage. Inspn revealed nose oleo strut bent fm ovrstress

## Other investigations on N6032W (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 DEN65D0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0007-177980), Jun 7, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6032W), Tucson, AZ, destroyed

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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