# NTSB LAX66F0363: Piper PA-28, N6702W, Long Beach, CA, May 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1966
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0363
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0363

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1286  66/5/11    LONG BEACH CALIF    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 108
        TIME - 1000                    N6702W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH MUNCPL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PARKED BEECH B35 N500MC SUBSTANTIAL.DYNA-SEAL WASHER P/N753-172 IN RT.MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6702W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6702W-2021-02-16), registration cancelled 2021-02-16, S/N 28-20812, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Long Beach Muncpl

## Other investigations on N6702W (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 LAX69D0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0007), May 12, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N6702W), Bakersfield, 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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