- Date
- November 23, 1969
- Place
- Corning, CA · CORNING, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3697KPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151022
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4461 69/11/23 CORNING,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 86 TOTAL TIME - 1340 N3697K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORNING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICO,CALIF CHICO,CALIF CORNING,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- WHEELBARROWED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3697K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Corning
N3697KRegistration cancelled Dec 6, 2025 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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