# NTSB OAK7LFVA07: Piper J-5, N31145, Hanford, CA, August 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1975
- Place: Hanford, CA · HANFORD, CA
- Location: 36.3281° N, 119.6548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3281&lon=-119.6548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK7LFVA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LFVA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2225  75/8/20    HANFORD,CA          PIPER J-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1645                    N31145              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  43, 5600 TOTAL HOURS, 5
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULARE,CA                   CARUTHERS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXH PIPE FAILED IN FLT. ACFT CAUGHT FIRE. PLT LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31145](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31145-1975-09-19), registration cancelled 1975-09-19, S/N 5-316, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-5
- Registry model: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750820024499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750820024499A), Aug 20, 1975: Piper J5A, Hanford, CA, Destroyed. Exh pipe failed in flt. Acft caught fire. Plt lnd ok.

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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