# NTSB LAX71AL027: Fairchild 22, N14788, Upland, CA, November 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1970
- Place: Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Location: 34.1161° N, 117.6599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Upland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1161&lon=-117.6599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3459   70/11/8   UPLAND,CALIF        FAIRCHILD 22        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2000
        TIME - 1300                    N14788              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAVERNE,CALIF               UPLAND,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- R WG FAILED FOR UNDET REASON. EVIDENCE DESTROYED BY EXTENSIVE FIRE AFTER IMPACT.PLT,PAX HAD CHUTES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N14788 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cable

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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