# NTSB LAX66F0299: Piper PA-28, N6554N, La Verne, CA, April 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1966
- Place: La Verne, CA · LA VERNE, CA
- Location: 34.1205° N, 117.7699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Verne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1205&lon=-117.7699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0299
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0299

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2367   66/4/5    LA VERNE CALIF      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1038                    N6554N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6554N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brackett Field

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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