# NTSB OAK77DVA40: Piper PA-34, N43540, Turlock, CA, July 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1977
- Place: Turlock, CA · TURLOCK, CA
- Location: 37.5055° N, 120.8593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turlock, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5055&lon=-120.8593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1422   77/7/8  NR.TURLOCK,CA         PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1033
        TIME - 1600                    N43540              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 638 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULARE,CA                  TURLOCK,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT DIRT MOUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43540](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43540-2014-10-09), registration cancelled 2014-10-09, S/N 34-7450193, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, 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 19770708018729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770708018729A), Jul 8, 1977: Piper PA34200, Turlock, CA. Hit dirt mound

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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