# NTSB LAX68D0136: Piper PA-22, N7606D, Quartz Hill, CA, September 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1967
- Place: Quartz Hill, CA · QUARTZ HILL, CA
- Location: 34.6520° N, 118.2159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quartz Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6520&lon=-118.2159&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0136
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0136

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3355  67/9/16    QUARTZ HILL,CALIF   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 300
        TIME - 0945                    N7606D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUARTZ HILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- TAILWIND 15K. WINDSOCK INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7606D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7606D-1974-08-19), registration cancelled 1974-08-19, S/N 22-5308 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quartz Hill

## Other investigations on N7606D (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 LAX73FUA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA34), Mar 16, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N7606D), Long Beach, CA, destroyed

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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