- Date
- August 14, 1966
- Place
- Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N139SFPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121791
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3114 66/8/14 COMPTON CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 16, 61 TOTAL TIME - 1104 N139SF PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- STUDENT MADE UNAUTHORIZED LANDING ON STRANGE FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N139SF
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Compton