# NTSB LAX72FUG61: Piper PA-23, N5587Y, Landers, CA, March 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1972
- Place: Landers, CA · LANDERS, CA
- Location: 34.2661° N, 116.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Landers, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2661&lon=-116.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUG61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0146  72/3/24    LANDERS,CALIF       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 270
        TIME - 2045                    N5587Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GIANT ROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULLERTON,CALIF            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LND ON UNLTD REMOTE DIRT STRIP. EVIDENCE OF NARCOTICS ABD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5587Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5587Y-2019-12-18), registration cancelled 2019-12-18, S/N 27-2694, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (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: Giant Rock

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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