# NTSB LAX71FUQ76: Piper PA-24, N7415P, Camarillo, CA, June 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1971
- Place: Camarillo, CA · CAMARILLO, CA
- Location: 34.2218° N, 119.0322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camarillo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2218&lon=-119.0322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUQ76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUQ76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4561  71/6/30    CAMARILLO,CALIF     PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 69, 800
        TIME - 1230                    N7415P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- #4 CNCTG ROD BOLT FAILED.CRASHED ON HILL-SIDE,LVL AREA NEARBY.UNK IF PLTS VISION BLOCKED,SMOKE,OIL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7415P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7415P-1971-09-07), registration cancelled 1971-09-07, S/N 24-2603 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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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