- Date
- January 20, 1971
- Place
- Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7223JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159492
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0136 71/1/20 CORONA,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1500 TIME - 1750 N7223J PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONA,CALIF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NEV COMPTON,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION 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 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 50 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- HIT UNLTD POLES APRX 1/4 MI SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7223J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Corona,Calif
N7223JRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2022 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N7223J · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA18CA553Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSpanish Fork, UTThe student pilot’s failure to maintain the runway heading during takeoff and the flight instructor’s decision to conduct primary flight instruction in an airplane without dual controls.NTSB CHI70FGD26Accident · No injuriesClosedN.Kingsville, OHNTSB CHI69D0286Accident · No injuriesClosedNo.Kingsvlle, OH