- Date
- December 22, 1975
- Place
- Banning, CA · BANNING, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7997NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751222042459A
- Case key
- 152232
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3913 75/12/22 BANNING,CA PIPER PA-28 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1216 TIME - 1826 N7997N PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BANNING MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IMPERIAL,CA APPLE VALLEY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- IMPACTED 1/2 MI SHORT OF RWY. DARK NITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7997N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Banning Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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