# NTSB OAK71FVG23: Piper PA-24, N7382P, Fair Oaks, CA, September 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1970
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA · FAIR OAKS, CA
- Location: 38.6501° N, 121.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6501&lon=-121.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FVG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2166  70/9/23    FAIR OAKS,CALIF     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N7382P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 58, 7244 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEREY,CALIF              FAIR OAKS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- THE LDG WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY ONE OF THE PX WHO WAS A STUDENT PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7382P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7382P), registered now, S/N 24-2592 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phoenix

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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