# NTSB LAX71FUM09: Piper PA-23, N854PS, Coronado, CA, August 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1970
- Place: Coronado, CA · CORONADO, CA
- Location: 32.6571° N, 117.1567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coronado, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6571&lon=-117.1567&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2434   70/8/6    CORONADO,CALIF      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1652                    N854PS              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 42, 10336 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1335 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAS,NORTH ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHULA VISTA,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LDG GR SELECTOR HANDLE BROKE BETWEEN TWO PREFORMED 90DEG BENDS.EMGCY EXTN SYS INOP DUE VALVE POS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N854PS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N854PS-2003-07-01), registration cancelled 2003-07-01, S/N 27-3896, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nas,North Island

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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