LAX67A0113

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · S. Clemente, CA · June 3, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 3, 1967
Place
S. Clemente, CA · S. CLEMENTE, CA
Injuries
2 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3072ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116918

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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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2-0566   67/6/3    S. CLEMENTE,CALIF   PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 381
        TIME - 1308                    N3072Z              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N3072Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Oceanside

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.