# NTSB LAX69D0298: Piper PA-28, N4467J, Piru, CA, March 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1969
- Place: Piru, CA · PIRU, CA
- Location: 34.4057° N, 118.8051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piru, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4057&lon=-118.8051&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0298
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0298

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0481   69/3/9    PIRU,CALIF          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1836
        TIME - 0945                    N4467J              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- SAND BAR IN RIVER BED USED FOR TAKE-OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4467J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4467J-2012-07-09), registration cancelled 2012-07-09, S/N 28-22883, built 1967 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4467J (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 LAX78FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA030), Feb 26, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N4467J), Santa Susana, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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