# NTSB LAX79DUG12: Piper PA-31, N6567L, Hart Mine, CA, January 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1979
- Place: Hart Mine, CA · HART MINE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0012  79/1/14    HART MINE,CA        PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 5270
        TIME - 1700                    N6567L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HART MINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENNEWICK,WA                SAN DIEGO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- KENNEWICK A/P CLOSED DURING RPTD DEPT TIME.RPT FLT DISTANCE NOT POSSIBLE W FUEL ON BOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6567L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6567L-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 31-489 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hart Mine

## 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 19790114000839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790114000839A), Jan 14, 1979: Piper PA31, Hart Mine, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck ground about 300 feet above rwy elevation while landing at night. Aircraft destroyed by arson afte

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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