- Date
- December 1, 1970
- Place
- San Luis Obsp, CA · SAN LUIS OBSP, CA
- Aircraft
- N95224Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159287
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4134 70/12/1 NR.SAN LUIS OBSP,CAL PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 218 TIME - 1915 N95224 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 198 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PASO ROBLES,CALIF SANTA ANA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- OP AT DEP FLD AVSD PLT NOT TO DEPART. NUMEROUS WITNESSES SAW ACFT AT LOW ALT. RECOVERED 5/1/71.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95224
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
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