# NTSB UNK65X1227: Piper PA28, N5706W, Mt Pleasant, CA, January 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1965
- Place: Mt Pleasant, CA · MT PLEASANT, CA
- Location: 39.6124° N, 120.9786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6124&lon=-120.9786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1227

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0102   65/1/3    MT PLEASANT CALIF   PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 330
        TIME - 1345                    N5706W              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5706W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5706W), registered now, S/N 28-1165 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804) (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

## Other investigations on N5706W (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 LAX67D0253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0253), Nov 12, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N5706W), Lucerne Val, 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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