- Date
- August 22, 1972
- Place
- Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8195NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167598
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1434 72/8/22 ONTARIO,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 74 TOTAL TIME - 1950 N8195N PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHINO,CALIF RETURN ONTARIO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TWR TRIED TO SPACE PLT PROPERLY BEHIND LDG B-737.PLT FLEW CLOSE IN LOW PATTERN.LOST CTL AT FINAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8195N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ontario Intl
N8195NRegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2020 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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