# NTSB OAK78FVM09: Piper PA-24, N7579P, San Jose, CA, January 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1978
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0336  78/1/25    SAN JOSE,CA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 4146
        TIME - 0824                    N7579P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMERON PARK,CA             SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7579P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7579P-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 24-2790, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Jose Muni

## 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 19780125003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780125003589A), Jan 25, 1978: Piper PA24400, San Jose, 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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