# NTSB LAX77FA071: Piper PA-22, N75FC, Malibu, CA, September 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1977
- Place: Malibu, CA · MALIBU, CA
- Location: 34.0093° N, 118.7966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malibu, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0093&lon=-118.7966&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3451   77/9/9    MALIBU,CA           PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1143                    N75FC               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      23, 2006 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- RECOV FRM ACCEL STALL,INFLT FAIL OF ELEV CNTRL.UNABLE TO REGAIN CNTRL- CRASHED IN OCEAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75FC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75FC-1978-01-13), registration cancelled 1978-01-13, S/N 22-8084 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (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 19770909035399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770909035399A), Sep 9, 1977: Piper PA22108, Malibu, CA, Destroyed. Recov frm accel stall,inflt fail of elev cntrl. Unable to regain cntrl- crashed in ocean.

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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