OAK68D0210

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Auburn, CA · September 3, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 3, 1967
Place
Auburn, CA · AUBURN, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7215PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report December 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113813

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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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3-3554   67/9/3    AUBURN,CALIF        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 300
        TIME - 0830                    N7215P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           80                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ADEQUATE RNWY TO SUSTAIN FLT. STRUCK ROCKS AT END OF RNWY. DENSITY ALT 3200 FT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7215P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Auburn Muni

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