# NTSB LAX73AL058: Piper PA-28, N1240T, Simi Valley, CA, May 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1973
- Place: Simi Valley, CA · SIMI VALLEY, CA
- Location: 34.2694° N, 118.7815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simi Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2694&lon=-118.7815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73AL058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1085  73/5/17    SIMI VALLEY,CALIF   PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N1240T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 1324 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            854 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASHED ON 30 DEG DOWN SLOPE IN SOFT TERRAIN. FLAPS SET IN 10 DEG POS.NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1240T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1240T-1974-04-22), registration cancelled 1974-04-22, S/N 28-7225432, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730517018929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730517018929A), May 17, 1973: Piper PA28140, Simi Valley, CA, Destroyed. Crashed on 30 deg down slope in soft terrain. Flaps set in 10 deg pos. No eng malfunction found.

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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