# NTSB LAX69A0057: Piper PA-24, N7812P, Mentone, CA, April 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1969
- Place: Mentone, CA · MENTONE, CA
- Location: 34.0606° N, 117.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mentone, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0606&lon=-117.1150&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1635   69/4/3    MENTONE,CALIF       PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 501
        TIME - 2230                    N7812P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 401 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL.202 GM PERCENT. CARBON MONOXIDE 16 PERCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7812P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7812P-1971-02-09), registration cancelled 1971-02-09, S/N 24-3032 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Redlands

## Other investigations on N7812P (3)

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 UNK65X1263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1263), Jan 10, 1965: Piper PA24 (N7812P), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0755](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0755), Nov 19, 1964: Piper PA24 (N7812P), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2123), Jun 5, 1964: Piper PA24 (N7812P), Charlotte, NC, 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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