- Date
- January 9, 1965
- Place
- San Carlos, CA · SAN CARLOS, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7459KPiper PA20
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180476
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0031 65/1/9 SAN CARLOS CALIF PIPER PA20 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0840 N7459K PX- 1 1 0 DUAL AGE 35, 2095 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN CARLOS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- FLIGHT PURPOSE WAS TO ACQUAINT PRIVATE PILOT WITH HIGH GROSS WEIGHT FLIGHT CONDITIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7459K
- Reported as
- Piper PA20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Carlos
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