# NTSB OAK77DVG34: Piper J2, N19518, Travis Afb, CA, May 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1977
- Place: Travis Afb, CA · TRAVIS AFB, CA
- Location: 38.2685° N, 121.9337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Travis Air Force Base, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2685&lon=-121.9337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1070  77/5/20    TRAVIS AFB,CA       PIPER J2            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1068
        TIME - 1415                    N19518              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAVIS AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 TRAVIS AFB,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- LACK OF ADEQUATE COORDINATION BETWEEN GROUND AND LOCAL CONTROLLERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19518](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19518), registered now, S/N 1718, built 1937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J2
- Registry model: [Piper J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-2) (registry code 7100402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A40 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (registry code 17001, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Travis Afb

## 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 19770520013769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770520013769A), May 20, 1977: Piper J2PIPER, Travis Afb, CA, Substantial damage. Lack of adequate coordination between ground and local controllers.

## Other investigations on N19518 (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 CHI70D0137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0137), May 25, 1969: Piper J-2 (N19518), Wellington, OH, 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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