# NTSB OAK78DXQ29: Piper PA-28, N41471, Austin, NV, June 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1978
- Place: Austin, NV · AUSTIN, NV
- Location: 39.4975° N, 117.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4975&lon=-117.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DXQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1482  78/6/24    AUSTIN,NV           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 475
        TIME - 1530                    N41471              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRASS VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUSTIN,NV                   LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           80                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND VARIABLE GUSTY 20-30 KNOTS,WHIRLWIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41471](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41471-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 28-7425244, built 1974 (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)
- 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: Grass Valley

## 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 19780624014949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624014949A), Jun 24, 1978: Piper PA28140, Austin, NV, Substantial damage. Wind variable gusty 20-30 knots,whirlwind.

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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