# NTSB OAK76DVM30: Piper PA-28, N2670T, Morgan Hill, CA, March 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1976
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA · MORGAN HILL, CA
- Location: 37.1325° N, 121.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-121.6419&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0588  76/3/28    MORGAN HILL,CA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 813
        TIME - 2130                    N2670T              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 326 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGAN HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEATH VALLEY,CA             SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- REIL & BOUNDARY LTS,NO RWY LTS AVAIL. LINED UP WITH FENCE,DMGD WG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2670T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2670T-1976-12-27), registration cancelled 1976-12-27, S/N 28-7205073, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morgan Hill

## 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 19760328006669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760328006669A), Mar 28, 1976: Piper PA28180, Morgan Hill, CA, Substantial damage. REIL & boundary lts,no rwy lts avail. Lined up with fence,dmgd wg.

## Other investigations on N2670T (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 DEN76AD069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD069), Aug 24, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N2670T), Lake City, CO, destroyed, 5 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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