# NTSB LAX71FVA81: Piper PA-24, N7201P, Glenville, CA, June 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1971
- Place: Glenville, CA · GLENVILLE, CA
- Location: 33.8620° N, 117.3262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glen Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8620&lon=-117.3262&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FVA81
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FVA81

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1832   71/6/6    GLENVILLE,CALIF     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 945
        TIME - 1525                    N7201P              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 728 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENVILLE,CALIF             SANTA MARIA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED,HIT HILL,BOUNCED,THEN HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7201P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7201P-1972-03-15), registration cancelled 1972-03-15, S/N 24-2371 (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
- Airport: Glenville

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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