# NTSB OAK76DVD29: Piper PA-28, N7931C, Healdsburg, CA, April 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1976
- Place: Healdsburg, CA · HEALDSBURG, CA
- Location: 38.6225° N, 122.8651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Healdsburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6225&lon=-122.8651&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1159   76/4/2    HEALDSBURG,CA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 140
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7931C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEALDSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOVATO,CA                   HEALDSBURG,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HI SPEED TURN OFF RWY ONTO PARALLEL TAXIWAY. HIT BRUSH & ROLLED DWN BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7931C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7931C-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N 28-7690089 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Healdsburg

## 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 19760402011489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760402011489A), Apr 2, 1976: Piper PA28181, Healdsburg, CA, Substantial damage. Hi speed turn off rwy onto parallel taxiway. Hit brush & rolled dwn bank.

## Other investigations on N7931C (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 OAK79FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA021), Mar 24, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N7931C), Sacramento, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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