# NTSB OAK76DVD42: Piper PA-34, N2BL, Stockton, CA, July 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1976
- Place: Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVD42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1703  76/7/21  NR.STOCKTON,CA        PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 933
        TIME - 1400                    N2BL                PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUIS FARMS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         STOCKTON,CA                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- R WG CAUGHT TALL CORN NEXT TO STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2BL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Luis Farms Strip

## 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 19760721019879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760721019879A), Jul 21, 1976: Piper PA34200, Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. R wg caught tall corn next to strip.

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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