# NTSB LAX66D0086: Piper PA-28, N5046W, Santa Susana, CA, August 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1965
- Place: Santa Susana, CA · SANTA SUSANA, CA
- Location: 34.2586° N, 118.6643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Susana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2586&lon=-118.6643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2443   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5046W-2017-05-17), registration cancelled 2017-05-17, S/N 28-48, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Susana

## Other investigations on N5046W (3)

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 WPR16FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA103), May 8, 2016: Piper PA28 (N5046W), Pomona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB LAX70FUQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUQ21), Apr 11, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N5046W), Santa Susana, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1705](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1705), May 10, 1964: Piper PA28 (N5046W), Nudita Gap, MT, substantial damage

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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