# NTSB LAX65F0072: Piper PA-23, N4307Y, Fullerton, CA, March 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1965
- Place: Fullerton, CA · FULLERTON, CA
- Location: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8857&lon=-117.9280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65F0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1546  65/3/16    FULLERTON CALIF     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 741
        TIME - 2330                    N4307Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 136 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4307Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4307Y-1968-06-26), registration cancelled 1968-06-26, S/N 23-2030 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fullerton

## Other investigations on N4307Y (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 CHI68A0095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0095), May 14, 1968: Piper PA-23 (N4307Y), Pellston, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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