# NTSB LAX69A0075: Piper PA-32, N3505W, Chatsworth, CA, June 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1969
- Place: Chatsworth, CA · CHATSWORTH, CA
- Location: 34.2572° N, 118.6012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chatsworth, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2572&lon=-118.6012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3059  69/6/21    CHATSWORTH,CALIF    PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 240
        TIME - 0525                    N3505W              PX-  5  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              SANTA BARBARA,CALIF
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT MTN OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3505W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3505W-1971-08-17), registration cancelled 1971-08-17, S/N 32-386 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3505W (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 LAX68D0234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0234), Dec 1, 1967: Piper PA-32 (N3505W), Ventucopa, CA, 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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