# NTSB LAX69A0035: Piper PA-28, N1753J, Mt.Laguna, CA, December 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1968
- Place: Mt.Laguna, CA · MT.LAGUNA, CA
- Location: 32.8711° N, 116.4247° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Laguna, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8711&lon=-116.4247&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4634  68/12/19   MT.LAGUNA,CALIF     PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N1753J              PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 771 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            29 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 12/24/68. PLT DID NOT REQUEST ENROUTE WEA BRIEF. SEVERE TURB AND DOWNDRAFTS FCST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1753J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1753J-1970-06-19), registration cancelled 1970-06-19, S/N 28-24172 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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