# NTSB LAX73DUG33: Piper PA-32, N15528, Essex, CA, January 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1973
- Place: Essex, CA · ESSEX, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0215  73/1/12  NR.ESSEX,CALIF        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N15528              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 1199 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            48 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BULLHEAD CITY,ARIZ          RIVERSIDE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND ON FREEWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. L GR HIT BOULDER IN GRAVEL RIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15528](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15528-1974-12-19), registration cancelled 1974-12-19, S/N 32-7340047, built 1972 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730112002609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730112002609A), Jan 12, 1973: Piper PA32300, Essex, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd on freeway under construction. L gr hit boulder in gravel ridge.

## Other investigations on N15528 (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 LAX75AL014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL014), Sep 19, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N15528), Riverside, CA, destroyed, 5 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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