# NTSB LAX66A0077: Piper PA-30, N7845Y, Edwards Afb, CA, April 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1966
- Place: Edwards Afb, CA · EDWARDS AFB, CA
- Location: 34.9024° N, 117.9219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edwards AFB, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9024&lon=-117.9219&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4405   66/4/5    EDWARDS AFB,CALIF   PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4955
        TIME - 1310                    N7845Y              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDWARDS AFB,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- FUSELAGE FLEX,THIN WALL TORQUE TUBE,STABILATOR BALANCE 59IN LBS CAUSED STABILATOR FLUTTER BLO VNE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7845Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7845Y-1999-02-17), registration cancelled 1999-02-17, S/N 30-925 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7845Y (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 IAD98FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98FA042), Apr 5, 1998: Piper PA-30 (N7845Y), Mcmechen, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning and preparation which resulted in fuel exhaustion during takeoff.

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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