# NTSB OAK78DVG82: Piper PA-28R, N5053S, Angwin, CA, September 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1978
- Place: Angwin, CA · ANGWIN, CA
- Location: 38.5779° N, 122.4512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angwin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5779&lon=-122.4512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVG82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG82

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2831  78/9/17    ANGWIN,CA           PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 585
        TIME - 0750                    N5053S              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 333 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGWIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,OR                 ANGWIN,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5053S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5053S), registered now, S/N 28R-35808, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (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
- Airport: Angwin

## 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 19780917031689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917031689A), Sep 17, 1978: Piper PA28R, Angwin, 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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