- Date
- August 2, 1970
- Place
- Susanville, CA · SUSANVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N6044DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113044
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1522 70/8/2 SUSANVILLE,CALIF PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 200 TIME - UNK/NR N6044D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDDING,CALIF RENO,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- LOST CTL IN UNLTD MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. RECOVERY DATE 9/28/70. PLT HADNT SLEPT SINCE PREVIOUS NITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6044D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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