- Date
- March 28, 1969
- Place
- La Selva Bch, CA · LA SELVA BCH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N921APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 190616
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0367 69/3/28 LA SELVA BCH,CAL PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 301 TIME - 1130 N921A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATSONVILLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - SANDY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT FUMES IN CABIN REMARKS- PLT REPORTED HE SMELLED GAS FUMES.LANDED ON BEACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N921A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watsonville
N921ARegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2017 · Piper PA-22Airframe modelPiper PA-22Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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