OAK68D0335

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Greenfield, CA · March 21, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1968
Place
Greenfield, CA · GREENFIELD, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N824APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report April 29, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118627

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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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3-0618  68/3/21    GREENFIELD,CALIF    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N824A               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            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 - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LANDED ON PLOWED RANCH FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N824A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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