OAK70D0206

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-16 · Antioch, CA · December 31, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 31, 1969
Place
Antioch, CA · ANTIOCH, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5333HPiper PA-16
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
145702

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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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3-4571  69/12/31   ANTIOCH,CALIF       PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N5333H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTIOCH,CALIF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANTIOCH,CALIF               ANTIOCH,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N5333H
Reported as
Piper PA-16
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Antioch,Calif

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.