# NTSB OAK76DVG59: Piper PA-24, N7949P, Fairfield, CA, March 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1976
- Place: Fairfield, CA · FAIRFIELD, CA
- Location: 38.2494° N, 122.0400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2494&lon=-122.0400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152924
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVG59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0760  76/3/23  NR.FAIRFIELD,CA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 708
        TIME - 1800                    N7949P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VACAVILLE,CA                SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PASSENGER DISTURBANCE
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- CABIN DOOR OPENED IN FLT.PAX,A CHILD,PANICKED.PLT LND ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7949P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7949P), registered now, S/N 24-3186, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760323007159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760323007159A), Mar 23, 1976: Piper PA24250, Fairfield, CA, Substantial damage. Cabin door opened in flt. Pax,a child,panicked. Plt lnd on road.

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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