# NTSB OAK67D0135: Piper PA-28, N6022W, Salinas, CA, October 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1966
- Place: Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0135
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0135

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3000  66/10/19   SALINAS CALIF       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 2120                    N6022W              PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6022W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6022W-1971-09-16), registration cancelled 1971-09-16, S/N 28-20022 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salinas Muni

## Other investigations on N6022W (2)

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.

- [NTSB OAK72DJY08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DJY08-163612), Aug 5, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N6022W), Cubi Point Nas, RP, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB OAK67F0239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0239), Dec 31, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6022W), Carmel Valley, CA, 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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