- Date
- September 3, 1969
- Place
- Blythe, CA · BLYTHE, CA
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9304PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158428
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2649 69/9/3 BLYTHE,CALIF PIPER PA-24 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 175 TIME - 1915 N9304P PX- 5 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLYTHE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ BLYTHE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- PLT WAS TRYING TO LAND BY CAR LTS. CURRENT NOTAM STATED RWY LTS INOP,DUE PREVIOUS SEVERE STORM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9304P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Blythe
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