# NTSB OAK66A0053: Piper PA-30, N7440Y, Red Bluff, CA, June 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1966
- Place: Red Bluff, CA · RED BLUFF, CA
- Location: 40.1735° N, 122.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Bluff, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1735&lon=-122.2415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66A0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66A0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0473   66/6/2  NR.RED BLUFF CALIF    PIPER PA-30         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N7440Y              PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 527 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIDWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- WITNESSES SAW N7440Y APPROACH A STALL WITH NO.2 PROP FEATHERED,ENTER A FLAT SPIN,AND CRASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7440Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7440Y-1971-12-08), registration cancelled 1971-12-08, S/N 30-503 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bidwell

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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