# NTSB LAX65F0005: Piper PA-28, N5732W, San Diego, CA, February 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1965
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65F0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0407  65/2/13    SAN DIEGO CALIF     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3000
        TIME - 1505                    N5732W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5732W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5732W-1985-10-11), registration cancelled 1985-10-11, S/N 28-1386 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery Field

## Other investigations on N5732W (2)

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 MIA84LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA216), Aug 5, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N5732W), Carrabelle, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0445), Feb 2, 1964: Piper PA28 (N5732W), Haddonfield, NJ, 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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