# NTSB LAX69F0076: Siai-Marche S205, N970WA, Santee, CA, August 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1968
- Place: Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
- Location: 32.8550° N, 116.9861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8550&lon=-116.9861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4930   68/8/8    SANTEE,CALIF        SIAI-MARCHE S205    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 0040                    N970WA              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PACOIMA,CALIF               SANTEE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SOLO NITE FLT. STUDENT HAD NO DUAL IN TYPE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N970WA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N970WA), registered now, S/N 379, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIAI-MARCHE S205
- Registry model: [Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R](https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (registry code 8120412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gillespie

## Other investigations on N970WA (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 LAX71DVA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DVA47), Dec 5, 1970: Siai-Marche S-205 (N970WA), Bakersfield, 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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