# NTSB LAX70FUQ21: Piper PA-28, N5046W, Santa Susana, CA, April 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1970
- Place: Santa Susana, CA · SANTA SUSANA, CA
- Location: 34.2586° N, 118.6643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Susana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2586&lon=-118.6643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUQ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4612  70/4/11    SANTA SUSANA,CAL    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 153
        TIME - 1215                    N5046W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA SUSANA,CAL            SANTA SUSANA,CAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SEDIMENT BOWL LOOSE OR COCKED IN BEARING SURFACES ALLOWED AIR TO ENTER FUEL LINE.1 HR SINCE ANNUAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5046W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5046W-2017-05-17), registration cancelled 2017-05-17, S/N 28-48, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (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
- Airport: Santa Susana

## Other investigations on N5046W (3)

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 WPR16FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA103), May 8, 2016: Piper PA28 (N5046W), Pomona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB LAX66D0086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0086), Aug 7, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N5046W), Santa Susana, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1705](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1705), May 10, 1964: Piper PA28 (N5046W), Nudita Gap, MT, 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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