# NTSB LAX75AL014: Piper PA-32, N15528, Riverside, CA, September 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1974
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3219  74/9/19    RIVERSIDE,CALIF     PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 916
        TIME - 0350                    N15528              PX-  4  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               RIVERSIDE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT CONSUMED BY FIRE.2 CABLES HIT.PLT DSCND BLO MDA ON 3RD VOR APCH.
```

## 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Riverside Muni

## 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 19740919036789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740919036789A), Sep 19, 1974: Piper PA32300, Riverside, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Acft consumed by fire.2 cables hit. Plt dscnd blo mda on 3rd VOR apch.

## 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 LAX73DUG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG33), Jan 12, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N15528), Essex, 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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