- Date
- June 21, 1966
- Place
- 29 Palms, CA · 29 PALMS, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8899JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122807
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3043 66/6/21 29 PALMS CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 105 TIME - 1650 N8899J PX- 0 0 2 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PILE OF ROCKS ON ABANDONED AIRSTRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8899J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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