19730426010099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Los Banos, CA · April 26, 1973

Date
April 26, 1973
Place
Los Banos, CA
Airport
Los Banos
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8559P
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK73DVA56
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total800 in this make and model50 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.

Watching other acft in pattern. Didnt ck gr lts.

As the FAA filed it

WATCHING OTHER ACFT IN PATTERN.DIDNT CK GR LTS.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8559P · 1

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