- Date
- July 26, 1969
- Place
- Yucca Valley, CA · YUCCA VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N40792Piper J4E
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170495
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2413 69/7/26 YUCCA VALLEY,CAL PIPER J4E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1525 N40792 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LANDERS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SANTA MONICA,CALIF GIANT ROCK,CALIF YUCCA VALLEY,CAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 100 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DENSITY ALT ABOUT 6400 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40792
- Reported as
- Piper J4E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Landers
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