LAX68A0104

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Ontario, CA · June 1, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 1, 1968
Place
Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7100YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report November 25, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109554

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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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3-3353   68/6/1    ONTARIO,CALIF       PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 776
        TIME - 1046                    N7100Y              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- POWER INTERRUPTION,RT ENG.HIT AUTO.

Aircraft

Registration
N7100Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ontario

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.