LAX67A0064

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Sunset Beach, CA · January 8, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 8, 1967
Place
Sunset Beach, CA · SUNSET BEACH, CA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6756BPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119495

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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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2-0041   67/1/8  NR.SUNSET BEACH,CAL   PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 120
        TIME - 1112                    N6756B              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N6756B
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Meadowlark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.