LAX69F0241

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Hawthorne, CA · January 15, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 15, 1969
Place
Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
Injuries
3 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3313PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report April 28, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191572

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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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3-0144  69/1/15    HAWTHORNE,CALIF     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1417                    N3313P              PX-  0  1  0  DUAL                      AGE 49, 16274 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 623 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SIMULATED SINGLE ENG GO AROUND,GR NOT RETRACTED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3313P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hawthorne

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.