# NTSB OAK77DXQ04: Piper PA28, N4388X, Winnemucca, NV, December 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1976
- Place: Winnemucca, NV · WINNEMUCCA, NV
- Location: 40.9644° N, 117.7246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnemucca, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9644&lon=-117.7246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DXQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3740  76/12/31   WINNEMUCCA,NV       PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N4388X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINNEMUCCA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID.                   WINNEMUCCA,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4388X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4388X-2014-10-09), registration cancelled 2014-10-09, S/N 28-7625027, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Winnemucca

## 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 19761231040929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761231040929A), Dec 31, 1976: Piper PA28140, Winnemucca, NV, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4388X (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 DEN87FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA036), Dec 29, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N4388X), Rawlins, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB SEA77FYA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYA14), Mar 20, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N4388X), Emmett, ID, 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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