# NTSB LAX71FUM25: Piper PA-28, N4366J, Vista, CA, January 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1971
- Place: Vista, CA · VISTA, CA
- Location: 33.1895° N, 117.2386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1895&lon=-117.2386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUM25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUM25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0163  71/1/27    VISTA,CALIF         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N4366J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL TORO MAS,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 2 CYL EXHAUST VALVE FAILED. HIT TREE 405 FT AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN FLD. HI TIME ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4366J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4366J), registered now, S/N 28-22745, built 1967 (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

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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