# NTSB LAX65F0086: Piper PA-20, N7336K, Huntington Bc, CA, May 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1965
- Place: Huntington Bc, CA · HUNTINGTON BC, CA
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65F0086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1758  65/5/25    HUNTINGTON BC CAL   PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 192
        TIME - 1745                    N7336K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT AERONCA 11BC-N3927E SUBSTANTIAL PIPER PA-22 N1772P SUBSTANTIAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7336K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7336K-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 20-244, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (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: Meadowlark

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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