# NTSB OAK68A0065: Piper PA-28, N6368R, Castro Valley, CA, May 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1968
- Place: Castro Valley, CA · CASTRO VALLEY, CA
- Location: 37.7083° N, 122.0628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castro Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7083&lon=-122.0628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110613
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68A0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4748  68/5/12    CASTRO VALLEY,CAL   PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 766
        TIME - 0912                    N6368R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO MT SLOPE SHROUDED BY CLOUDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6368R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6368R-1971-02-02), registration cancelled 1971-02-02, S/N 28-21540 (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: Destroyed

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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