# NTSB LAX78DUQ03: Piper PA-24, N5169P, Burbank, CA, October 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1977
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUQ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUQ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3068   77/10/9   BURBANK,CA          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 5054
        TIME - 1645                    N5169P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 213 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD BURBANK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURBANK,CA                  MONTEREY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FRACTURED AT HUB,BLADES CAME LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5169P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5169P), registered now, S/N 24-187 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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 19771009033049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771009033049A), Oct 9, 1977: Piper PA24, Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. Fractured at hub,blades came loose.

## Other investigations on N5169P (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 OAK75FVM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVM13), Nov 8, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N5169P), Fort Ord, CA, substantial damage

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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