# NTSB LAX67A0057: Piper J-3C, N92032, Carlsbad, CA, December 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1966
- Place: Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1046   66/12/8   CARLSBAD CALIF      PIPER J-3C          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1809
        TIME - 1242                    N92032              PX-  0  1  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK AND SEVERED 2 PWR CABLES THAT CROSS 95 FT ABOVE FLOOR OF A RAVINE AND BLO RAVINE CREST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92032](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92032-1989-12-21), registration cancelled 1989-12-21, S/N 2841286 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3C
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palomar

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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