# NTSB LAX70DUG13: Piper PA-28, N7561R, Palm Spring, CA, February 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1970
- Place: Palm Spring, CA · PALM SPRING, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0239  70/2/14    PALM SPRING,CALIF   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 172
        TIME - 1209                    N7561R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 164 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERMUDA DUNES,CALIF         PALM SPRING,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7561R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7561R-1997-06-03), registration cancelled 1997-06-03, S/N 2822125 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palm Springs

## Other investigations on N7561R (2)

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 LAX96LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA162), Apr 4, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N7561R), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and subsequent failure to maintain directional control. The crosswind was a factor.
- [NTSB LAX67D0392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0392), May 4, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N7561R), Palm Sprgs., 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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