# NTSB UNK65X0141: Piper PA16, N5852H, Compton, CA, October 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1964
- Place: Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0141

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3112   64/10/4   COMPTON CALIF       PIPER PA16          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 122
        TIME - 1705                    N5852H              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT PIPER PA-16 N47803,SUBSTANTIAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5852H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5852H), registered now, S/N 16-462, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Compton

## Other investigations on N5852H (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 LAX66D0190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0190), Dec 4, 1965: Piper PA-16 (N5852H), Compton, 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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