# NTSB OAK76FVH11: Piper PA-18, N9772D, Shingle Spring, CA, September 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1976
- Place: Shingle Spring, CA · SHINGLE SPRING, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVH11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVH11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2716   76/9/6    SHINGLE SPRING,CA   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3393
        TIME - 1200                    N9772D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 299 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMERON PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRAMENTO,CA               SHINGLE SPRING,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND FOR GO AROUND. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9772D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9772D-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 18-6831 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cameron Park

## 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 19760906029189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760906029189A), Sep 6, 1976: Piper PA18150, Shingle Spring, CA, Substantial damage. Engine did not respond for go around. No malfunction found.

## Other investigations on N9772D (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 LAX80FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA069), Mar 28, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N9772D), Litchfield, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK77DXQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ21), May 19, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N9772D), Tahoe City, 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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