# NTSB LAX70FUD13: Piper PA-24, N8707P, Los Angeles, CA, June 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1970
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2629  70/6/20    LOS ANGELES,CALIF   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 221
        TIME - 0148                    N8707P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CALIF             LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- UNSAFE GR INDCN AFT MANUAL EXTN ATMT.TWR ADZD GR DWN.DURG LDG,GR RETRACTED.PLT ABORTED,LNDD GR UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8707P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8707P-1995-02-22), registration cancelled 1995-02-22, S/N 244154 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

## Other investigations on N8707P (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 LAX94LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA382), Sep 27, 1994: Piper PA-24-260 (N8707P), Fullerton, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT.

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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