# NTSB OAK68A0038: Piper PA-11, N4557M, Dardanelle, CA, October 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1967
- Place: Dardanelle, CA · DARDANELLE, CA
- Location: 38.3410° N, 119.8338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dardanelle, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3410&lon=-119.8338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1189  67/10/30   DARDANELLE,CALIF    PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 18000
        TIME - 0915                    N4557M              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF MADE FROM DIRT STRIP UP-CANYON. ELEVATION OF TERRAIN 600 FT ABOVE STRIP WITHIN 1/2 MILE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4557M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4557M), registered now, S/N 11-58, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4557M (1)

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 UNK64X4169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4169), Sep 26, 1964: Piper PA11 (N4557M), Columbia, 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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