- Date
- June 5, 1966
- Place
- S.Luis Obispo, CA · S.LUIS OBISPO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5797HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171467
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0152 66/6/5 S.LUIS OBISPO CAL PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N5797H PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 28, 900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 179 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS OBISPO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5797H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Luis Obispo