OAK68A0059

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · February 10, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 10, 1968
Place
UNKNOWN, UN
Injuries
2 fatal
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N4940ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report May 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111561

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3879  68/2/10    UNKNOWN             PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 125
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4940Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-UNKNOWN      OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT MISSING ON FLT BETWEEN SALEM,OREG AND REDDING,CALIF. INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4940Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.