# NTSB LAX80DUG10: Piper J-2, N17579, El Monte, CA, December 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1979
- Place: El Monte, CA · EL MONTE, CA
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3878   79/12/1   EL MONTE,CA         PIPER J-2           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 821
        TIME - 1500                    N17579              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 434 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MONTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MONTE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           COPILOT - FAILURE TO RELINQUISH CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17579](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17579), registered now, S/N 1079, built 1936 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-2
- Registry model: [Piper J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-2) (registry code 7100402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Monte

## 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 19791201035369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791201035369A), Dec 1, 1979: Piper J2PIPER, El Monte, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot unfamiliar with aircraft. Lost control on landing. Froze on rudder. Owner pilot unable to gain control.

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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