# NTSB OAK78DVA17: Piper PA-28, N33167, Springville, CA, December 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1977
- Place: Springville, CA · SPRINGVILLE, CA
- Location: 36.1213° N, 118.8227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1213&lon=-118.8227&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3496   77/12/3 NR.SPRINGVILLE,CA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N33167              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTERVILLE,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33167](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33167-1981-06-16), registration cancelled 1981-06-16, S/N 28-7525167, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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 19771203036239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771203036239A), Dec 3, 1977: Piper PA28140, Springville, CA, 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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