# NTSB LAX72FUG25: Piper PA-32, N5219S, Rialto, CA, October 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1971
- Place: Rialto, CA · RIALTO, CA
- Location: 34.1174° N, 117.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rialto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1174&lon=-117.3892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3836   71/10/4   RIALTO,CALIF        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 315
        TIME - 1042                    N5219S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIALTO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CALIF             RIALTO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT MADE LONG LOW APCH IN GUSTY HDWNDS TO 40K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5219S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5219S-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 32-40912, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rialto

## Other investigations on N5219S (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 LAX75FUG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUG37), Mar 13, 1975: Piper PA-32 (N5219S), Fontana, 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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