# NTSB LAX73FUG02: Piper PA-28, N13883, Hesperia, CA, June 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1972
- Place: Hesperia, CA · HESPERIA, CA
- Location: 34.4264° N, 117.3009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hesperia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4264&lon=-117.3009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2430  72/6/16    HESPERIA,CALIF      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1010                    N13883              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HESPERIA AIR LODG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRACKE FIELD CALIF          HESPERIA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N13883 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hesperia Air Lodg

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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