- Date
- March 19, 1966
- Place
- Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7352WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174151
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0170 66/3/19 SALINAS CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 108 TIME - 2154 N7352W PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ELEVATION OF TOP ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR STRUCK IS 79.5 FEET MSL.POWERLINE IS 3000FT.SHORT OF RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7352W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Salinas Muni
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