LAX69A0032

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Avenal, CA · December 10, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 10, 1968
Place
Avenal, CA · AVENAL, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N3267WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report May 1, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191948

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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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3-4645  68/12/10   AVENAL,CALIF        PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2030                    N3267W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PROPERTY OWNER AT ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED HARD RAIN AND TURBC BETN 1600-2400 HRS.

Aircraft

Registration
N3267W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.