# NTSB OAK67D0145: Piper PA-22, N2476P, Milpitas, CA, October 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1966
- Place: Milpitas, CA · MILPITAS, CA
- Location: 37.4331° N, 121.8909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milpitas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4331&lon=-121.8909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0145
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0145

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3579  66/10/22   MILPITAS CALIF      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 202
        TIME - 1000                    N2476P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 133 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CRASH OCCURRED-AT CALAVERAS RESERVOIR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2476P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2476P-2018-02-15), registration cancelled 2018-02-15, S/N 22-2850 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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