# NTSB LAX75FUA17: Piper PA-28, N8253W, Sn Nicls Is, CA, September 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1974
- Place: Sn Nicls Is, CA · SN NICLS IS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3516  74/9/27  NR.SN NICLS IS,CALIF  PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1440                    N8253W              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CALIF          CARSON CITY,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- LOST ON TOP OF OVRCAST AT SEA.DF STEER TO ISLAND,RAN OUT OF FUEL,DITCHED AT SEA.INJ INDEX PRESUMED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8253W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8253W-1974-12-31), registration cancelled 1974-12-31, S/N 28-2403 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740927037669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740927037669A), Sep 27, 1974: Piper PA28180, Sn Nicls Is, CA, Destroyed. Lost on top of ovrcast at sea. Df steer to island,ran out of fuel,ditched at sea. Inj index presumed

## Other investigations on N8253W (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 DEN66D0190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0190), Dec 8, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N8253W), Fountain, CO, 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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