# NTSB OAK79FA004: Piper PA-28, N8472F, Galt, CA, October 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1978
- Place: Galt, CA · GALT, CA
- Location: 38.2685° N, 121.2990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galt, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2685&lon=-121.2990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3132  78/10/23   GALT,CA             PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1200
        TIME - 1423                    N8472F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTERVILLE,CA              SACRAMENTO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT ENDURED UNTREATED HYPERTENSION,SUFFERED FROM CONSTANT HEADACHES,AND DEVELOPED PTOSIS OF L EYE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8472F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8472F-2003-03-05), registration cancelled 2003-03-05, S/N 28-7790246, built 1976 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19781023035839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781023035839A), Oct 23, 1978: Piper PA28180, Galt, CA, Destroyed. Plt endured untreated hypertension,suffered from constant headachnd developed ptosis of l eye.

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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