- Date
- May 15, 1975
- Place
- Shafter, CA · SHAFTER, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5264LPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750515011939A
- Case key
- 148385
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1120 75/5/15 SHAFTER,CA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 41, 80 TOTAL TIME - 2125 N5264L PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KERN COUNTY ARPT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKERSFIELD,CA SHAFTER,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CHAIN DRIVE CAME OFF BOTH CTL WHEEL SPROCKET DUE BENT T BAR.REASON UNDET.HAD NO AILERON CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5264L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kern County Arpt
N5264LRegistration cancelled Mar 10, 2017 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5264L · 1
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