# NTSB LAX77FUQ31: Piper PA-28, N4413T, Quartz Hill, CA, May 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1977
- Place: Quartz Hill, CA · QUARTZ HILL, CA
- Location: 34.6520° N, 118.2159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quartz Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6520&lon=-118.2159&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUQ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1215  77/5/30    QUARTZ HILL,CA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1755                    N4413T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUARTZ HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUARTZ HILL,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      90
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT SAID WIND SHIFTED ON TKOF. SETTLED INTO RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4413T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4413T-2012-06-27), registration cancelled 2012-06-27, S/N 28-7225167, built 1972 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quartz Hill

## 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 19770530014129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770530014129A), May 30, 1977: Piper PA28140, Quartz Hill, CA, Substantial damage. Plt said wind shifted on tkof. Settled into rising terrain.

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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