19791225036549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA22 · Dana Point, CA · December 25, 1979

Date
December 25, 1979 · 14:30 local
Place
Dana Point, CA
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3328Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FUA06
Reported as
Piper PA22
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
628 total84 in this make and model15 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 on top without radios. Became lost, low on fuel. Made precautionary landing in a field. Acft nosed up.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW ON TOP WITHOUT RADIOS. BECAME LOST, LOW ON FUEL. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. ACFT NOSED UP.

NTSB investigation

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