# NTSB LAX71FUG03: N.American AT6-G, N7767C, El Monte, CA, July 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1970
- Place: El Monte, CA · EL MONTE, CA
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUG03

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2416  70/7/12    EL MONTE,CALIF      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N98086              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MONTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MONTE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- AT6 LNDD,TURNED L OFF RWY.CHEROKEE PLT TAXIING ALONGSIDE OF RWY EVACUATED ACFT BFR L WINGS HIT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2416  70/7/12    EL MONTE,CALIF      N.AMERICAN AT6-G    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 526
        TIME - 1600                    N7767C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MONTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CALIF                 EL MONTE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- AT6 L WING LEADING EDGE BENT AND DEFORMED.L WING OF PIPER N98086 DESTROYED OUTBOARD OF AILERON.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N7767C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7767C-2012-10-22), registration cancelled 2012-10-22, S/N 49-3393A, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN AT6-G
- Registry model: [North American T-6G](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-6g) (registry code 6400432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Monte

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N98086](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98086), registered now, S/N 28-26034, built 1969 (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)
- 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: El Monte

## Other investigations on N7767C (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 NYC99LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA224), Sep 12, 1999: North American T6-G (N7767C), Falmouth, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude/clearance on approach which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.

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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