# NTSB LAX71FUQ17: Piper PA-22, N3954P, Lancaster, CA, September 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1970
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3795  70/9/21    LANCASTER,CALIF     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2500
        TIME - 1130                    N3954P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUARTZ HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- PLTS HOME BASE.LND TO L OF RWY CENTER.RAN INTO TUMBLEWEEDS.FLD NOTAMED USE AT OWN RISK.RWYS HAD X.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3954P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3954P), registered now, S/N 22-3631, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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: Quartz Hill

## Other investigations on N3954P (2)

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 FTW77FPA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPA18), Jul 8, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N3954P), Hebron, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66D0178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0178), Dec 31, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N3954P), Mammoth Lake, CA, 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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