# NTSB LAX71FUQ92: Piper PA-28, N5950U, Sta Susana, CA, June 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1971
- Place: Sta Susana, CA · STA SUSANA, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUQ92
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUQ92

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2063  71/6/15    STA SUSANA,CALIF    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0830                    N5950U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 2502 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            120 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- AFTER HITTING FENCE I/P FLEW ACFT BACK TO VAN NUYS AND LANDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5950U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5950U-2006-09-18), registration cancelled 2006-09-18, S/N 28-26793, built 1970 (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
- Airport: Santa Susana

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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