OAK68D0078

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Williams, CA · May 17, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 17, 1967
Place
Williams, CA · WILLIAMS, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3167ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report September 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116509

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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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3-1755  67/5/17    WILLIAMS, CALIF     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2000
        TIME - 1300                    N3167Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION

Aircraft

Registration
N3167Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.