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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Simi Valley, CA · May 17, 1973

Date
May 17, 1973
Place
Simi Valley, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1240T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX73AL058
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,324 total854 in this make and model311 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Crashed on 30 deg down slope in soft terrain. Flaps set in 10 deg pos. No eng malfunction found.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED ON 30 DEG DOWN SLOPE IN SOFT TERRAIN. FLAPS SET IN 10 DEG POS.NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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