# NTSB LAX71FUM39: Piper PA-24, N964CC, Glamis, CA, May 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1971
- Place: Glamis, CA · GLAMIS, CA
- Location: 32.9975° N, 115.0719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glamis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9975&lon=-115.0719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUM39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUM39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1645  71/5/12    GLAMIS,CALIF        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 655
        TIME - 1430                    N964CC              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            APPLE VALLEY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT SAID ENG LOST PWR,EXPLOSION OCRD DURG LDG APCH,ACFT BURST INTO FLAMES DURG LDG ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N964CC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N964CC-1975-02-24), registration cancelled 1975-02-24, S/N 26-69 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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