# Accident 19750701027669A: Piper PA23, Torrance, CA, July 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1975
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1052P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1052P-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 56 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750701027669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PAX,BOTHERED BY TURB,KNOCKED CTL WHEEL FRM PLTS HAND ABT 30FT AGL.ACFT NOSED INTO RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX76FUA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA02), Jul 1, 1975: Piper PA-23 (N1052P), Torrance, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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