# NTSB LAX75FUG11: Piper PA-24, N6291P, Lk.Arrwhead, CA, September 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1974
- Place: Lk.Arrwhead, CA · LK.ARRWHEAD, CA
- Location: 34.2540° N, 117.1781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Arrowhead, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2540&lon=-117.1781&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3044   74/9/8  NR.LK.ARRWHEAD,CALIF  PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N6291P              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIALTO,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT HAD ONLY 2 SOLO FLTS PREV. CRASHED ON MTN SLOPE. RECOVERY DATE 9/10/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6291P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6291P-1974-12-06), registration cancelled 1974-12-06, S/N 24-1401 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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 19740908031369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908031369A), Sep 8, 1974: Piper PA24250, Lk.Arrwhead, CA, Destroyed. Plt had only 2 solo flts prev. Crashed on mtn slope. Recovery date 9/10/74.

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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