# NTSB LAX78FA027: Piper PA-30, N7558Y, Glen Ivy, CA, February 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1978
- Place: Glen Ivy, CA · GLEN IVY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1002  78/2/12  NR.GLEN IVY,CA        PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2408
        TIME - 1715                    N7558Y              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1062 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOODYEAR,AZ                 LONG BEACH,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       52
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          260                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- HIT MTN 5300FT MSL.RECOVERY DATE 2/15/78.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7558Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7558Y-2014-09-16), registration cancelled 2014-09-16, S/N 30-621, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (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 19780212013679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212013679A), Feb 12, 1978: Piper PA30, Glen Ivy, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit mtn 5300FT MSL.recovery date 2/15/78.

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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