19730317005219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Leona Vally, CA · March 17, 1973

Date
March 17, 1973
Place
Leona Vally, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4378T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX73FUQ23
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
56 total1 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wind gusting 30K.plt decided un climb ovr Mt. Stalled durg 180 deg turn. Hit gnd durg recovery atmt.

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUSTING 30K.PLT DECIDED UN CLIMB OVR MT.STALLED DURG 180 DEG TURN.HIT GND DURG RECOVERY ATMT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.