# NTSB LAX74FUD03: Piper PA-28R, N40796, Los Angeles, CA, February 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1974
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0712  74/2/22    LOS ANGELES,CALIF   PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2196
        TIME - 1415                    N40796              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULLERTON, CALIF            LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- TRUCK STRUCK ACFT. PLT OBS TRCK, UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N40796 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

## 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 19740222005129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740222005129A), Feb 22, 1974: Piper PA28R200, Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. Truck struck acft. Plt OBS trck, unable to stop in time.

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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