# NTSB LAX75DUG48: Piper PA-24, N9409P, Big Bear City, CA, June 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1975
- Place: Big Bear City, CA · BIG BEAR CITY, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1388  75/6/15    BIG BEAR CITY,CA    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 625
        TIME - 1430                    N9409P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA VERNE,CA                 BIG BEAR CITY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- WATCHING OTR ACFT. HIT PA-28 N3477W,MINOR DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9409P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9409P), registered now, S/N 24-4914, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Bear City

## 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 19750615015969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750615015969A), Jun 15, 1975: Piper PA24260, Big Bear City, CA, Substantial damage. Watching otr acft. Hit PA-28 N3477W,minor dmg.

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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