# NTSB LAX72AL008: Piper PA-28, N9378W, Santa Ynez, CA, July 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1971
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA · SANTA YNEZ, CA
- Location: 34.6175° N, 120.0964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ynez, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6175&lon=-120.0964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3793  71/7/30    SANTA YNEZ,CALIF    PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 0840                    N9378W              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA YNEZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA YNEZ,CALIF            TAFT,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- BATTERY DEPLETED. PLT PROPPED ACFT. PARKING BRAKE IMPROPERLY SET,NO CHOCKS. PAX WERENT INFORMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9378W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9378W-2011-03-24), registration cancelled 2011-03-24, S/N 28-11070, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Santa Ynez

## Other investigations on N9378W (1)

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 DEN83FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA180), Jul 27, 1983: Piper PA-28-235C (N9378W), Pitkin, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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