# NTSB LAX75DUG33: Piper PA-28, N55910, Vidal Junction, CA, January 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1975
- Place: Vidal Junction, CA · VIDAL JUNCTION, CA
- Location: 34.1886° N, 114.5741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vidal Junction, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1886&lon=-114.5741&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0079  75/1/31    VIDAL JUNCTION,CA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1712                    N55910              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VIDAL JUNCTION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                VIDAL JUNCTION,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED ON CLOSED RWY WITH DITCHES ACROSS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55910](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55910-2005-12-21), registration cancelled 2005-12-21, S/N 28-7325528, built 1973 (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: Vidal Junction

## 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 19750131001439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750131001439A), Jan 31, 1975: Piper PA28140, Vidal Junction, CA, Substantial damage. Landed on closed rwy with ditches across.

## Other investigations on N55910 (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 DEN06LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA004), Oct 7, 2005: Piper PA-28-140 (N55910), Truth or Conseq, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's attempt to fly VFR into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the reported low ceiling and mountain obscuration,…

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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