OAK69F0037

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Three Rivers, CA · June 27, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 27, 1968
Place
Three Rivers, CA · THREE RIVERS, CA
Injuries
2 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7925WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 12, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109898

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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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3-2038  68/6/27    THREE RIVERS,CAL    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 250
        TIME - 1830                    N7925W              PX-  0  1  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON

Aircraft

Registration
N7925W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
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.