# NTSB LAX77DUG35: Piper PA-32, N3595W, Needles, CA, March 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1977
- Place: Needles, CA · NEEDLES, CA
- Location: 34.8136° N, 114.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Needles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8136&lon=-114.6266&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0450  77/3/20  NR.NEEDLES,CA         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 176
        TIME - 1300                    N3595W              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NEEDLES,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ABORTED LDG & LEFT LDG GEAR HIT ROCK. PILOT FLEW TO NEEDLES FOR LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3595W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3595W), registered now, S/N 32-491, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willow Valley

## 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 19770320005719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770320005719A), Mar 20, 1977: Piper PA32260, Needles, CA, Substantial damage. Aborted ldg & left ldg gear hit rock. Pilot flew to Needles for ldg.

## Other investigations on N3595W (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 ERA21LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA019), Oct 11, 2020: Piper PA32 (N3595W), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to a right magneto anomaly, which resulted in the pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff and the subsequent runway excursion.

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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