LAX66F0299

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · La Verne, CA · April 5, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1966
Place
La Verne, CA · LA VERNE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6554NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 26, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171908

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2367   66/4/5    LA VERNE CALIF      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1038                    N6554N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N6554N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Brackett Field