# NTSB LAX77FA034: Piper PA-28, N1269T, Saugus, CA, April 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1977
- Place: Saugus, CA · SAUGUS, CA
- Location: 34.4114° N, 118.5401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saugus, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4114&lon=-118.5401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1079   77/4/3  NR.SAUGUS,CA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 892
        TIME - 1617                    N1269T              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MYSTERY MESA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SAUGUS,CA                    PACOIMA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOSS OF CTL FOR UNDET REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1269T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1269T-1977-08-31), registration cancelled 1977-08-31, S/N 28-7225445 (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: Mystery Mesa

## 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 19770403017379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770403017379A), Apr 3, 1977: Piper PA28140, Saugus, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Loss of ctl for undet reason.

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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