19731117040699A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · San Dimas, CA · November 17, 1973

Date
November 17, 1973
Place
San Dimas, CA
Airport
Brackett Field
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5531P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX74AL037
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
486 total15 in this make and model0 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.

Instrument dep. Failed to acknowledge radio calls. History of vertigo in training.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUMENT DEP.FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE RADIO CALLS.HISTORY OF VERTIGO IN TRAINING.

NTSB investigation

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