# NTSB LAX66D0190: Piper PA-16, N5852H, Compton, CA, December 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1965
- Place: Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0190
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0190

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3905   65/12/4   COMPTON CALIF       PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 156
        TIME - 1745                    N5852H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.PARKED AIRCRAFT CESSNA 150 N8651S SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5852H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5852H), registered now, S/N 16-462, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Compton

## Other investigations on N5852H (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 UNK65X0141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0141), Oct 4, 1964: Piper PA16 (N5852H), Compton, CA, 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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