- Date
- December 26, 1970
- Place
- Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8607YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159549
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4568 70/12/26 SANTA ANA,CALIF PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2837 TIME - 0645 N8607Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1485 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ANA,CALIF NOGALES,MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING REMARKS- ELEV TRIM TAB FULL DWN POS.RUBBER PARTICLES,GLUE AND BAKELITE IN SWITCH CTC POINT AREA.AD NOW CVRS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8607Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orange County
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