# NTSB LAX72DUM22: Piper PA-28, N4395T, Santee, CA, March 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1972
- Place: Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
- Location: 32.8550° N, 116.9861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8550&lon=-116.9861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2039  72/3/11    SANTEE,CALIF        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1621                    N4395T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MONTE,CALIF              SANTEE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- RAN OFF END OF 5340FT PAVED RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4395T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4395T-2012-11-29), registration cancelled 2012-11-29, S/N 28-7225180, built 1972 (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: Gillespie Field

## Other investigations on N4395T (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 CHI83LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA163), Apr 10, 1983: Piper PA-28-140E (N4395T), Lake, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73FUA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA37), Mar 25, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N4395T), Capistrano, 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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