LAX68A0019

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Yucaipa, CA · August 9, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 9, 1967
Place
Yucaipa, CA · YUCAIPA, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2228PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115950

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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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2-0925   67/8/9    YUCAIPA,CALIF       PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 242
        TIME - 0430                    N2228P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       64
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PLT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. WX-CEILG 600 OVCST,VIS 1 1/2 MI FOG SMOKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2228P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Redlands Muni

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