LAX72AL022

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Daggett, CA · October 6, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 6, 1971
Place
Daggett, CA · DAGGETT, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1958TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 21, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164014

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4447   71/10/6   DAGGETT,CALIF       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 457
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1958T              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARSTOW-DAGGETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MARIJUANA FOUND IN AND ARND WRECKAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1958T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Barstow-Daggett

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.