# NTSB LAX69A0074: Piper PA-23, N237PS, Lebec, CA, June 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1969
- Place: Lebec, CA · LEBEC, CA
- Location: 34.8446° N, 118.8992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebec, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8446&lon=-118.8992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3067  69/6/11    LEBEC,CALIF         PIPER PA-23         CR-  3  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0826                    N237PS              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      32, 5300 TOTAL HOURS, 624
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEBEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHULA VISTA,CALIF          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       60
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR (VFR CONDITIONS ON TOP)
        REMARKS- WITNESS OBSERVED ACFT PULL UP TO AVOID FREEWAY SIGN. ACFT STRUCK HILLSIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N237PS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N237PS-1971-09-25), registration cancelled 1971-09-25, S/N 27-3585 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lebec

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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