LAX68D0136

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Quartz Hill, CA · September 16, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 16, 1967
Place
Quartz Hill, CA · QUARTZ HILL, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7606DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114317

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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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3-3355  67/9/16    QUARTZ HILL,CALIF   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 300
        TIME - 0945                    N7606D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUARTZ HILL
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- TAILWIND 15K. WINDSOCK INOPERATIVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7606D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Quartz Hill

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