- Date
- March 6, 1966
- Place
- Mc Farland, CA · MC FARLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N54460Piper J5A
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174133
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0147 66/3/6 NR.MC FARLAND CALIF PIPER J5A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 72 TOTAL TIME - 1715 N54460 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POSO-KERN COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54460
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Poso-Kern County
N54460Registration cancelled Nov 20, 2017 · Piper J5AAirframe modelPiper J5AEngine modelContinental C85 series
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