19740615017049A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Hirschdale, CA · June 15, 1974

Date
June 15, 1974
Place
Hirschdale, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9353N
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK74FXQ45
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total10 in this make and model5 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.

Flew into canyon,gusts 25K,dens alt 8100FT.acft settled,auto gr sys not overridden. Hit in river.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO CANYON,GUSTS 25K,DENS ALT 8100FT.ACFT SETTLED,AUTO GR SYS NOT OVERRIDDEN.HIT IN RIVER.

NTSB investigation

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