OAK70D0176

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Lone Pine, CA · July 4, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1969
Place
Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8670DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report January 9, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165153

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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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3-2713   69/7/4    LONE PINE,CALIF     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 232
        TIME - 1915                    N8670D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 209 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONE PINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               LONE PINE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT ARPT BOUNDARY FENCE,CAME TO REST IN DITCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N8670D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lone Pine

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