# NTSB OAK65A0047: Piper PA24, N5895P, Folsom Lake, CA, January 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1965
- Place: Folsom Lake, CA · FOLSOM LAKE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65A0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A0047

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0001   65/1/1    FOLSOM LAKE CALIF   BEECHCRAFT 35-33    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N996T               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  45, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  4  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-FAILURE OF ONE OR BOTH PILOTS TO SEE / AVOID
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   *ERROR-INVALID CODVERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- N5895P NOT RECOVERED FROM LAKE BOTTOM
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0001   65/1/1    FOLSOM LAKE CALIF   PIPER PA24          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 281
        TIME - 1230                    N5895P              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  3                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-FAILURE OF ONE OR BOTH PILOTS TO SEE / AVOID
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   *ERROR-INVALID CODVERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- N5895P NOT RECOVERED FROM LAKE BOTTOM
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N5895P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5895P-1965-01-29), registration cancelled 1965-01-29, S/N 24-982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N996T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996T-1994-07-08), registration cancelled 1994-07-08, S/N CD194 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35-33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (registry code 1151402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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