# NTSB LAX76FUQ24: Piper PA-28, N8228C, Burbank, CA, January 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1976
- Place: Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUQ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0228  76/1/25  NR.BURBANK,CA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1402                    N8228C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD-BURBANK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BURBANK,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO.FLEW IMPROPER PATTERN,WAS TOLD TO GO ARND.HIT WIRES & CRASHED ONTO BLDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8228C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8228C-1976-04-06), registration cancelled 1976-04-06, S/N 28-7625098, built 1975 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hollywood-Burbank

## 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 19760125002689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760125002689A), Jan 25, 1976: Piper PA28140, Burbank, CA, Destroyed. First solo. Flew improper pattern,was told to go arnd. Hit wires & crashed onto bldg.

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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