# NTSB OAK77DVA24: Piper PA-20, N1592A, Mariposa, CA, March 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1977
- Place: Mariposa, CA · MARIPOSA, CA
- Location: 37.4912° N, 119.9732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mariposa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4912&lon=-119.9732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0222  77/3/11    MARIPOSA,CA.        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1403
        TIME - 1515                    N1592A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARIPOSA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT LEFT GEAR ROLLED INTO HOLE ADJ TO RT SIDE OF RWY AND LEFT SIDE OF TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1592A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1592A), registered now, S/N 20-829 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mariposa

## 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 19770311004819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770311004819A), Mar 11, 1977: Piper PA20, Mariposa, CA, Substantial damage. Acft left gear rolled into hole adj to rt side of rwy and left side of taxiway.

## Other investigations on N1592A (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 CHI02FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA200), Jul 21, 2002: Piper PA-20 (N1592A), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate visual lookout by both the accident pilot and the pilot of the other airplane. An additional cause is the arrival procedure used which resulted in a congested traffic pattern and the…

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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