OAK65F0049

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Redding, CA · February 21, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 21, 1965
Place
Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7692WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179107

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0754  65/2/21    REDDING CALIF       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N7692W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 49, 11030 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING SKY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N7692W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Redding Sky Ranch

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.