# NTSB LAX74FUD01: Piper PA-28, N4915T, Snta Monica, CA, August 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1973
- Place: Snta Monica, CA · SNTA MONICA, CA
- Location: 34.0109° N, 118.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Monica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0109&lon=-118.4982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUD01

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2395   73/8/1    SNTA MONICA,CALIF   CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 460
        TIME - 1200                    N9334A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              SNTA MONICA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- TAXING FRM FUEL PIT TO RAMP.BLDG ADJ TO AREA.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2395   73/8/1    SNTA MONICA,CALIF   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2533
        TIME - 1200                    N4915T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SNTA MONICA,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT STOPPED FOR TAXIING C195.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N4915T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4915T-2012-12-10), registration cancelled 2012-12-10, S/N 28-7225280, 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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Monica Muni

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9334A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9334A), registered now, S/N 7413, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Santa Monica Muni

## Other investigations on N4915T (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 LAX78FUQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ44), Jul 28, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N4915T), Quartz Hill, CA, substantial damage

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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