# NTSB LAX74FUA25: Piper PA-28, N6739W, Palo Verdes, CA, June 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1974
- Place: Palo Verdes, CA · PALO VERDES, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1693  74/6/19    PALO VERDES,CALIF   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 129
        TIME - 0950                    N6739W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PRACTISING STALLS. ACFT SANK ABT 100 YDS OFF SHORE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6739W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6739W-1974-08-20), registration cancelled 1974-08-20, S/N 28-20860 (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 19740619018809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740619018809A), Jun 19, 1974: Piper PA28140, Palo Verdes, CA, Destroyed. Practising stalls. Acft sank abt 100 yds off shore.

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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