# NTSB OAK72DVM06: Piper PA-28, N5928U, Santa Cruz, CA, September 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1971
- Place: Santa Cruz, CA · SANTA CRUZ, CA
- Location: 36.9744° N, 122.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Cruz, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9744&lon=-122.0353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3378   71/9/5    SANTA CRUZ,CALIF    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 2768
        TIME - 1630                    N5928U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              SANTA CRUZ,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT LATE IN ADDING PWR.R GR COLLAPSED ON IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5928U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skypark

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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