# NTSB LAX81DUG54: Piper PA-28, N3017Z, Rubidoux, CA, September 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1981
- Place: Rubidoux, CA · RUBIDOUX, CA
- Location: 33.9961° N, 117.4056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rubidoux, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9961&lon=-117.4056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2324  81/9/26    RUBIDOUX,CA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 103
        TIME - 1300                    N3017Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLABOB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CA                RUBIDOUX,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- ANIMALS BROKE LOOSE ON AN ARPT,HORSE WALKED IN FRONT OF ACFT,STRUCK BY WING TIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3017Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flabob

## 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 19810926063449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810926063449A), Sep 26, 1981: Piper PA28161, Rubidoux, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to avoid livestock on runway. Wing hit horse during landing.

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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