# NTSB LAX66D0029: Piper PA-23, N5528Y, Fullerton, CA, February 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1746   65/2/2    FULLERTON CALIF     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0706                    N5528Y              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            36, 7500 TOTAL HOURS, 825
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER OVERSPEEDING FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5528Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5528Y-2013-11-14), registration cancelled 2013-11-14, S/N 27-2626, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fullerton

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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