19740111006109A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31 · Novato, CA · January 11, 1974

Date
January 11, 1974
Place
Novato, CA
Airport
Gnoss Field
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6565L
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK74AP031
Reported as
Piper PA31
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total500 in this make and model87 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.

Rcvrd 1/13/74.spec VFR clnc out of hamilton afb ctl zone. Hamilton 1455PST wx. Flew into hill.

As the FAA filed it

RCVRD 1/13/74.SPEC VFR CLNC OUT OF HAMILTON AFB CTL ZONE.HAMILTON 1455PST WX.FLEW INTO HILL.

NTSB investigation

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