- Date
- March 5, 1970
- Place
- Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3496PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136925
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1048 70/3/5 PACOIMA,CALIF PIPER PA-23 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1615 N3496P PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 46, 2556 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 108 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOLLYWOOD,CALIF LOCAL PACOIMA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT VEER L,STRIKE WIRES AND BLDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3496P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Whiteman
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