# NTSB OAK78DA042: Piper PA-31, N61402, Kneeland, CA, August 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1978
- Place: Kneeland, CA · KNEELAND, CA
- Location: 40.7612° N, 123.9948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kneeland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7612&lon=-123.9948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2060  78/8/11    KNEELAND,CA         PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3212
        TIME - 0615                    N61402              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KNEELAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN FRANCISCO,CA            EUREKA,CA                    UKIAH,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- APCH END OF RWY 33 HAS A LIP.GEAR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N61402 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kneeland

## 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 19780811025689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811025689A), Aug 11, 1978: Piper PA31T1, Kneeland, CA, Substantial damage. Apch end of rwy 33 has a lip. Gear collapsed.

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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