# NTSB LAX82FUQ03: Piper 601P, N9774Q, Burbank, CA, November 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1981
- Place: Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FUQ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUQ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3153   81/11/9   BURBANK,CA          PIPER 601P          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 6745
        TIME - 1800                    N9774Q              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURBANK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                BURBANK,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9774Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9774Q-2014-12-01), registration cancelled 2014-12-01, S/N 61P-0402-140 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601P
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burbank

## 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 19811109074219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811109074219A), Nov 9, 1981: Piper PA60601P, Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing, causing substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N9774Q (1)

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 LAX84FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA049), Nov 6, 1983: Piper 601P (N9774Q), Helendale, CA, 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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