# NTSB OAK76AP045: Piper PA-32, N4094R, Moss Landing, CA, February 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1976
- Place: Moss Landing, CA · MOSS LANDING, CA
- Location: 36.8054° N, 121.7866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moss Landing, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8054&lon=-121.7866&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal, 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP045

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0906  76/2/22  NR.MOSS LANDING,CA    PIPER PA-28R        CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1109                    N737PG              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 730 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  3  0  4                            112 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT ORD,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- INST INSTRUCTION FLT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0906  76/2/22  NR.MOSS LANDING,CA    PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 350
        TIME - 1109                    N4094R              PX-  2  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT ORD,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT RECOVERED FRM OCEAN. NO WITNESSES FOUND
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N4094R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4094R-1977-12-01), registration cancelled 1977-12-01, S/N 32-40417, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N737PG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737PG-1977-07-18), registration cancelled 1977-07-18, S/N 28R-7235031 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760222014412A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760222014412A), Feb 22, 1976: Piper PA32300, Moss Landing, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft not recovered frm ocean. No witnesses found
- [Accident 19760222014411A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760222014411A), Feb 22, 1976: Piper PA28R200, Moss Landing, CA, Destroyed. Inst instruction flt.

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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