# NTSB LAXM7DUM29: Piper PA-18, N83272, San Pasqual, CA, May 31, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1977
- Place: San Pasqual, CA · SAN PASQUAL, CA
- Location: 34.1392° N, 118.1025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Pasqual, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1392&lon=-118.1025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAXM7DUM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAXM7DUM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1080  77/5/31    SAN PASQUAL,CA      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 602
        TIME - 1230                    N83272              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NO NAME
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RAMONA,CA                   RETURN                       SAN PASQUAL,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LND ON SHORT SLOPING UNCHARTED MTN STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83272](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83272), registered now, S/N 18-7609063, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: No Name

## 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 19770531014179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770531014179A), May 31, 1977: Piper PA18150, San Pasqual, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd on short sloping uncharted mtn strip.

## Other investigations on N83272 (3)

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 ANC03CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA077), Jul 12, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N83272), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in an on ground encounter with soft terrain and subsequent nose over of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was…
- [NTSB ANC02LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA094), Aug 11, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N83272), Copper Center, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, resulting in a nose-over during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was rough/uneven terrain.
- [NTSB SEA78FYK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYK08), Feb 7, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N83272), Ashland, OR, destroyed

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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