- Date
- August 7, 1965
- Place
- Santa Susana, CA · SANTA SUSANA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5046WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178647
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2443 65/8/7 SANTA SUSANA CALI PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 52, 28 TOTAL TIME - 1115 N5046W PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5046W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Susana
N5046WRegistration cancelled May 17, 2017 · Piper PA-28Airframe modelPiper PA-28Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N5046W · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR16FA103Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPomona, CAThe pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB LAX70FUQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedSanta Susana, CANTSB UNK64X1705Accident · No injuriesClosedNudita Gap, MT