# NTSB OAK79DXQ04: Piper PA-22, N2673A, Blue Canyon, CA, November 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1978
- Place: Blue Canyon, CA · BLUE CANYON, CA
- Location: 39.2571° N, 120.7110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Canyon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2571&lon=-120.7110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DXQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DXQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3266  78/11/26   BLUE CANYON,CA      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 849
        TIME - 1120                    N2673A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 434 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE CANYON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALTA SIERRA,CA              BLUE CANYON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RWY WAS COVERED BY EIGHT INCHES OF CRUSTED SNOW,NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2673A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2673A), registered now, S/N 22-933, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blue Canyon

## 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 19781126036129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781126036129A), Nov 26, 1978: Piper PA22, Blue Canyon, CA, Substantial damage. Rwy was covered by eight inches of crusted snow,nose gear collaps

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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