# NTSB LAX76AL041: Piper PA-28, N7997N, Banning, CA, December 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1975
- Place: Banning, CA · BANNING, CA
- Location: 33.9459° N, 116.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Banning, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9459&lon=-116.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3913  75/12/22   BANNING,CA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1216
        TIME - 1826                    N7997N              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BANNING MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IMPERIAL,CA                 APPLE VALLEY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- IMPACTED 1/2 MI SHORT OF RWY. DARK NITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7997N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7997N-1976-04-06), registration cancelled 1976-04-06, S/N 28-5424 (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
- Airport: Banning 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 19751222042459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751222042459A), Dec 22, 1975: Piper PA28180, Banning, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted 1/2 mi short of rwy. Dark nite.

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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