# NTSB LAX78FUM24: Piper PA-30, N7569Y, Carlsbad, CA, May 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1978
- Place: Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1935  78/5/29    CARLSBAD,CA         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 475
        TIME - 1935                    N7569Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE HAVASU,AZ              CARLSBAD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- FIRE DAMAGE TO LEFT ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FLAP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7569Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7569Y-1993-11-19), registration cancelled 1993-11-19, S/N 30634 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palomar

## 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 19780529021149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529021149A), May 29, 1978: Piper PA30, Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. Fire damage to left engine compartment and flap.

## Other investigations on N7569Y (2)

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 SEA93LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA121), May 25, 1993: Piper PA-30 (N7569Y), Afton, WY, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S).
- [NTSB NYC69F0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0007), Jun 15, 1968: Piper PA-30 (N7569Y), Reading, PA, 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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