# NTSB LAX66A0066: Piper J5A, N54460, Mc Farland, CA, March 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1966
- Place: Mc Farland, CA · MC FARLAND, CA
- Location: 35.6675° N, 119.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McFarland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6675&lon=-119.2322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0147   66/3/6  NR.MC FARLAND CALIF   PIPER J5A           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N54460              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POSO-KERN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54460](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54460-2017-11-20), registration cancelled 2017-11-20, S/N 51120, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Registry model: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Poso-Kern County

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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