# NTSB OAK78DXQ05: Piper PA-28, N38481, Lund, NV, November 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1977
- Place: Lund, NV · LUND, NV
- Location: 38.8642° N, 115.0099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lund, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8642&lon=-115.0099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DXQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3667  77/11/30 NR.LUND,NV            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N38481              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BULL HEAD,AZ                ELY,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- PILOT REPORTED ALTERNATOR FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38481](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38481-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 28-7790555, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (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 19771130037239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771130037239A), Nov 30, 1977: Piper PA28181, Lund, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot reported alternator failure.

## Other investigations on N38481 (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 DEN93FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA043), Apr 17, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N38481), Elbert, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. FACTORS WERE HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT TRAINING/EXPERIENCE, EXISTING WEATHER, AND DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.

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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