# NTSB OAK76FVA59: Piper PA-28, N8932W, Salida, CA, May 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1976
- Place: Salida, CA · SALIDA, CA
- Location: 37.7091° N, 121.0848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salida, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7091&lon=-121.0848&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVA59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0916   76/5/3    SALIDA,CA           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 196
        TIME - 1300                    N8932W              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLORY INDUSTRIES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALIDA,CA                   SAN CARLOS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT CHAIN LINK FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8932W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8932W-1976-06-17), registration cancelled 1976-06-17, S/N 28-10499 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Flory Industries

## 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 19760503011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760503011179A), May 3, 1976: Piper PA28235, Salida, CA, Destroyed. Hit chain link fence.

## Other investigations on N8932W (2)

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 OAK66F0222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0222), Mar 16, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N8932W), Hayward, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66D0188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0188), Feb 8, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N8932W), Concord, CA, substantial damage

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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