- Date
- December 21, 1969
- Place
- San Rafael, CA · SAN RAFAEL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2101PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145670
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4568 69/12/21 SAN RAFAEL,CALIF PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1347 N2101P PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 45, 6060 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5340 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMILTON AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND,CALIF NOVATO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- L ENG PROP CTL CABLE SUPPORT BRACKET BKN.PROP GOV DID NOT GO TO FULL FEATHER POS.UN MANTAIN ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2101P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hamilton Afb
N2101PRegistration cancelled May 22, 2020 · Piper PA-23Airframe modelPiper PA-23Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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