- Date
- November 13, 1969
- Place
- Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6213PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148490
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3159 69/11/13 CARLSBAD,CALIF PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 2700 TIME - 1735 N6213P PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OXNARD,CALIF CARLSBAD,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- FINAL IMPACT WAS AGAINST WALL OF RAIN CATCH BASIN.APCH OVER DARK HILLY TERRAIN.PLT DIED 12/31/69.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6213P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Palomar
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