OAK68D0179

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Fort Bragg, CA · August 7, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1967
Place
Fort Bragg, CA · FORT BRAGG, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6611PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115372

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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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3-3335   67/8/7    FORT BRAGG,CALIF    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 300
        TIME - 0130                    N6611P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT BRAGG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: COMPASS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- LANDED ON ROAD,STRUCK BRIDGE ABUTMENT. MAGNETIC COMPASS INOPERATIVE DUE TO LOSS OF FLUID.

Aircraft

Registration
N6611P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fort Bragg

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