OAK68D0015

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · San Jose, CA · June 12, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1967
Place
San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8885CPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116855

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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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2-0418  67/6/12    SAN JOSE, CALIF     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 135
        TIME - 2245                    N8885C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REID-HILLVIEW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N8885C
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Reid-Hillview

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.