- Date
- March 28, 1965
- Place
- Acton, CA · ACTON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6260WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179261
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0245 65/3/28 ACTON CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1620 N6260W PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYNG C RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-SELECTED WRONG RWY HIGH TERRAIN BEYOND END PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6260W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Flyng C Ranch
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